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Painting: Ink on rice paper The very essence of Zen Buddhism lies in the direct transmission of Buddha Sakyamuni's enlightenment to his followers. The Japanese Zen phrase Nenge Misho , “A Flower Held Up, [Mahakasyapa] Smiles" or alternatively "Holding a flower, a gentle smile" embodies this direct transmission of awakening from master to disciple, from mind to mind, heart to heart. The beginning of this direct transmission of the Dharma is recorded in the following story: One day Buddha Shakyamuni was staying at Mount Grdhrakuta. The whole assembly of followers was waiting for the Buddha to give a talk, but instead the Buddha turned a flower in his fingers. The whole audience kept silent and only the head disciple Mahakasyapa (Jap. Maha Kasho) smiled. The Buddha then said: "I have the all-pervading True Dharma, incomparable Nirvana, exquisite teaching of formless form. It does not rely on letters and is transmitted outside scriptures. I now hand it to Maha Kasho." (translation from the book 'The Gateless Barrier, Zen Comments On The Mumonkan', by Zenkei Shibayama ) I love the Zen saying Nenge Misho, because its magic expresses the beauty of awakening to the deepest truth of our being,our Buddha nature, with a flower and a smile. The kanji of the Nenge Misho calligraphy are: 拈: Jap. Nen, to hold up 華 : Jap. Ke, flower 微 笑: Bishō, to smile (微 subtle, gentle , 笑 smile) Original size of this Nenge Misho calligraphy in cm: 138 x 28,5 x 0,2 cm . The original Nenge Misho calligraphy is not framed, to use the Oriental technical term, they are not mounted. I don't know if you are familiar with rice paper, but when you brush on it, it absorbs the ink and it wrinkles. Therefore the artwork needs to be mounted, which means it is stretched and flattened to take the wrinkles away. I can recommend you a mounter in California, US, who offers a good service and has reasonable prices. For more information about mounting it please visit my website, at https://www.theartofcalligraphy.com/zen-art. The artwork will be shipped rolled in a tube.
Painting:Ink on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:11 W x 54 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
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My artwork comprises Zen calligraphy, watercolor and ink paintings, and abstract calligraphies. My mediums are ink, watercolors and natural pigments on rice paper, mainly Xuan paper. I wield the Chinese and Japanese brush, preferably the flexible sheep's hair brush. Many of my Zen calligraphies express the Emptiness teaching from the Heart Sutra, which has been the original inspiration for my Japanese calligraphy artwork. Other calligraphies focus on the teachings of the Diamond Sutra, Platform Sutra, or depict Zen koan, Zen poetry or single kanji. In my watercolors and ink paintings I strive for a pictorial synthesis of the subject, in the spirit of Japanese ink painting, using bold washes and vivid brush strokes.
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