A CALLIGRAPHY. Daishin Gito (attributed to, 1657 - 1730). In ink on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll, inscribed with a large character ‘Mu’ (void), and further five characters, signed Daishin, with two seals. (2) 紙本書、無、趙老錯用◽️ 銘大心 Daishi was the abbot at Daitokuji temple in and had a close link with the masters of Chanoyu (Way of Tea). The character ‘Mu” is a symbolic word of Zen teaching, which can be interpreted as ‘transcending all perceptions’, and it was first used by the Chinese priest Zhaozhou (趙州728 - 897). Calligraphy like this would have been displayed at the tokonoma alcove during a tea ceremony.