122.2cm
48"
48"
50.8cm
20"
20"
Approximate Measurements
Artwork Panel: 32.5cm x 66.5cm ≈ 12¾" x 26¼"
Silk/Brocade: 41.8cm x 122.2cm ≈ 16½" x 48"
Width at Wooden Knobs: 50.8cm ≈ 20"
Close up view of the calligraphy artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll
Meditation is the key to calm and tranquility in life
In Traditional Chinese as well as old Japanese and Korean, 禪 means meditation.
There is an inscription below the main character that very roughly translates as "Abandon everything that is outside of your Zen. One has reached calm when your heart is undisturbed and tranquil."
This was painted by a friend named Cao Zhang. He's a Buddhist calligrapher who currently lives in Lakeside, California with his wife, son, and daughter. His daughter and mine are schoolmates, and my wife can often be found at his special Buddhist meditation sessions.
This is painted on xuan paper (often incorrectly called "rice paper"). The raw artwork was then taken to my workshop in east Beijing where the master mounter built it into a handmade wall scroll.