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SixPersimmons
(1270)byMuCh'i(1200‐1274),Ryoko‐in,Daitoku‐ji,Kyoto
MuCh'i'sPersimmons
byGarySnyderThereisnoremedyforsatisfyinghungerotherthanapaintedricecake.—Dōgen,November,1242.OnabackwalldownthehalllitbyasideglassdooristhescrollofMuCh'i'sgreatsumipainting,"Persimmons"Thewind‐weightshangingfromtheaxlesholditstill.
 
Thebestintheworld,Isay,ofpersimmons.Perfectstatementofemptinessnootherthanformthetwigandthestalkstillon,thewaytheyselltheminthemarketevennow.Theoriginal'sinKyotoatalovelyRinzaitemplewheretheyshowitonceayearthisone'saperfectcopyfromBenridoIchosethemountingelementsmyselfwiththeadviceofthemounterIhangiteveryfall.Andnow,totheseoverripepersimmonsfromMikeandBarbara'sorchard.Napkininhand,Ibendoverthesinksuckthesweetorangegoopthat'showIlikeitgrippingalittletwig
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