HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Ant on a Grindstone Edo period (1615-1868), mid 18th century (2)HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768)Ant on a Grindstone Edo period (1615-1868), mid 18th centuryKakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, depicting an ant on a stone mill for grinding tealeaves to the right of an inscription Ma o meguru ari ya seijo no mimikosuri (Going round the grindstone, an ant—a whisper in the world), with three further seals; with a plain wood storage box. Overall: 127.5cm x 69.5cm (50¼in x 27 3/8in); image: 36.5cm x 53.5cm (14 3/8in x 21 1/16i). (2).For two further examples of this subject by Hakuin, see Audrey Yoshiko Seo and Stephen Addiss, The Sound of One Hand: Paintings and Calligraphy by Zen Master Hakuin, Boston, Shambhala Publications, 2010, pl.4.7 and 4.8.