ThIs piece is a scroll painting, just painted so not yet mounted, which I did for an exhibition coming up in April at a Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo.
A quote from Confucius, the characters read
徳不孤
Virtue is Never Alone
必有隣
It always is surrounded with support
庚子
Year of the Metal Rat (Prosperity)
麦秋月下院放
Under the Wheat Autumn Moon (symbol for the Season)
一个亭
Painted for the Ikkatei Tea House
恒来書
by Kourai (my Calligraphy name)
You forget the passage of time, and engage with the song of the brush and dance of the ink. This will likely be donated for tea ceremonies to the Zen Temple which houses the Ikkatei Tea House.
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