"The use of circle imagery became increasingly significant in formal portraits of various Zen masters, becoming standard beginning in the fifteenth century, and became known as EnsÅ-zo (circle portraits). In these images,the master is shown as if contained within a painted āhaloāor round window frame within the larger format of the composition. One of the earliest examples is a set of portraits contained in an album depicting twenty-eight patriarchs, each one shown as a bust portrait contained within a round āframe.ā The series of portraits begins with the first patriarch, Daruma (Bodhidharma), covered in a red robe..."
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Daido Ichi'i
Daido Ichi'i (Japanese: 大éäø仄, 1292 - February 26, 1370) was a Japanese monk, poet and artist. He was the 28th abbot of the monastery in Kyoto, founded by Enni Ben'en (1202ā1280).
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