Harmony,
Respect, Purity and Tranquility
By Qi Hong (Sai Koh) in 2017
Freehand brushwork Chinese
calligraphy (light ink calligraphy, Semi-Seal Script)
69×34cm
Ink on Mian Liao Mian Lian Xuan paper
Chinese: 和敬清寂, Japanese:
Wakei Seijaku, “Wa, Kei, Sei, Jaku” (Harmony, Respect, Purity
and Tranquility) is the slogan of the Japanese tea ceremony, Wa:
open each other’s heart, Kei: respect each other, Sei: purify
your surrounding and your spirit, Jaku: maintain a spirit of
quietness.
Name inscription:
Chinese, 紅; pinyin, Hong; Japanese, Koh
Name seal: Chinese,
齊; pinyin, Qi; Japanese, Sai
Leisure seal:
Chinese, 一滴潤乾坤, lit. “a drop of water can moisten the universe”,
a proverb since the Song dynasty of China |
