"As far as is known, the oldest work Muso signed with his pseudonym Bokutotsuso is dated 1334... Muso used this signature until the end of his life, and subtler characteristics or combinations of various factors can serve as clues."
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Ildegarda Scheidegger, Bokutotsuso. Studies on the Calligraphy of the Zen Master Muso Soseki (1275-1351), 2005. p. 56
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Muso Soseki
MusÅ Soseki 夢ēŖ ēē³ (1275 ā October 20, 1351) was a Zen Buddhist monk and teacher, and a calligraphist, poet and garden designer. The most famous monk of his time, he is also known as MusÅ Kokushi 夢ēŖå½åø« ("national Zen teacher"), a honorific conferred to him by Emperor .
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