楽は苦のたね、苦は楽のたね　白隠慧鶴

「楽は苦のたね、苦は楽のたね」とありますが、この書は"楽"が長ーいのが良いですね。白隠の茶目っ気ではないでしょうか。 淡川康一極箱

No pleasure without pain by HAKUIN EKAKU

Meaning: There's no pain without pleasure, and there's no pleasure without pain. But the character of "Pleasure"<楽> is very long in this scroll. It's very charming point of HAKUIN. Guarantee box by Koichi Awakawa