Energy - Spiritual Essence

Japanese Kanji / Chinese / Korean Hanja Calligraphy Painting

This Chinese Character and Japanese Kanji means energy, and in some cases refers to steam (in ancient times, they believed the steam coming from a pot of cooking rice was the life energy of the rice being released).

In the martial arts world, this is the energy that must be focused to break boards and do miraculous feats of strength and force. Many Buddhists believe that this essence is obtained through meditation and concentration.

In case you are wondering, this is the "ki" in Aikido, the "ki" as in Reiki (the healing art), the "qi" as in "Qi Qong", and the "chi" as in "Tai Chi".

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Link: Options for custom Energy-related Chinese/Japanese/Korean calligraphy wall scrolls are available here!

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About the materials and construction of this painting:

The calligraphy was done using black Chinese ink on xuan paper (known incorrectly in the west as "rice paper"). The raw artwork was then taken to our Wall Scroll Workshop where it was laminated to more sheets of xuan paper, and built into a beautiful portrait with silk brocade border.

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About the artist:

This calligraphy was created by Li Dan-Qing of Beijing. He's an older gentleman who has been involved with the art community of China, all of his life. Now in retirement, he creates calligraphy for us for sort of "hobby income".