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1209–1281 Japan

Ingo, or Ichio Ingo (1209 - August 21, 1281) was a Japanese Zen master and poet, and a disciple of Mugaku Sogen.

Japan
Poets

Also known as: Ichio Ingo

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Three and seventy years
I've drawn pure water from the fire -
Now I become a tiny bug.
With a touch of my body
I shatter all worlds.

Hogo acquired importance as a calligraphic art expressing the personality and the cultural attainments of the zen priest writer... Typical of such is the hogo written by Mugaku Sogen (1226-1286) and presented to Ichio Ingo, ( -1281).

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