Tea scrolls

'esence of tea' scroll

This elegant tea scroll was painted by tea master Wu De, an American who has lived in Asia for a number of years. Adept at Chinese brush painting, he applies his gifts to the subject of tea, making his scrolls appropriate for any tea room, whether at home or in public.
The tea scroll features the rustic yet elegant brushstrokes of a teapot balanced perfectly on the peak of a mountain. The accompanying calligraphy reads: "The Essence (or Nature) of Tea Is Qi"  The artist's signature and stamp or "hanko" resides in smaller script below and to the left of the calligraphy, and another of the artist's stamps is in the lower left corner of the piece.
The brush painting is mounted on reddish brown silk with a silk bow-tied hanger at the top and the bottom weighted by carved wooden dowel. Entire scroll, including silk mount measures 48" x 17.75" Sent in tube

	'clouds part from the full moon' tea scroll This elegant tea scroll was painted by tea master Wu De, an American who has lived in Asia for a number of years. Adept at Chinese brush painting, he applies his gifts to the subject of tea, making his scrolls appropriate for any tea room, whether at home or in public. The tea scroll features a monk-like figure holding out a small (yixing-like) teapot under a full moon that peaks out from behind some clouds. The accompanying calligraphy in the upper right corner reads: "Clouds Part from The Full Moon," an old Zen saying which refers to the enlightenment experience. It suggests the clouds in our mind parting and the radiant, enlightened mind that was always there shining through. Buddhists also use the moon as a metaphor to suggest something that has no light of its own; it is just a reflection of the light that passes over it. The brush painting is mounted on black silk with a silk bow-tied hanger at the top and the bottom weighted by carved wooden dowel. Artist's stamp (hanko), "Wu bien, Wu ji", meaning "without boundaries", "endlessness", or "infinite", can be found in the bottom left corner of the painting. Measures approximately 48" x 23" Sent in tube
	'the flavor of cliff tea' scroll This elegant tea scroll was painted by tea master Wu De, an American who has lived in Asia for a number of years. Adept at Chinese brush painting, he applies his gifts to the subject of tea, making his scrolls appropriate for any tea room, whether at home or in public. The tea scroll features the rustic yet elegant brushstrokes of a mountain where one might find his favorite cliff tea growing. The accompanying calligraphy above the mountain peak reads: "The Flavor of Cliff Tea," referring to "Rock Tea" or "Cliff Tea" from Wuyi Mountain in Fujian Province, China, where these special teas grow in the steep and rocky terroir of Wuyi Shan.  The artist's signature and stamp or "hanko" resides in smaller script below the calligraphy. The brush painting is mounted on black silk with a silk bow-tied hanger at the top and the bottom weighted by carved wooden dowel. Entire scroll, including silk mount measures approximately 48" x 21.25" Sent in tube
	'uncarved block' tea scroll This elegant tea scroll was painted by tea master Wu De, an American who has lived in Asia for a number of years. Adept at Chinese brush painting, he applies his gifts to the subject of tea, making his scrolls appropriate for any tea room, whether at home or in public. The tea scroll features a japanese teapot and the caligraphy "Uncarved Block". According to Wu De, it means "the block of stone Michaelangelo circled, hand stroking chin, before the chisel touched it. It means the pure, true, unadorned nature before a human reaches into it. In Zen, we say 'your face before you were born.'" The brush painting is mounted on black silk with a silk bow-tied hanger at the top; the bottom of the scroll is weighted by a carved wooden dowel. Artist's stamp (hanko), "Wu bien, Wu ji", meaning "without boundaries", "endlessness", or "infinite", can be found in the bottom left corner of the painting. Entire scroll, including silk mount measures approximately 48" x 16.25" Sent in tube http://www.market.bonteavant.com/Fine-Art-Tea-Images_c75.htm