Zen Japanese Kanji - Buddhist Orange Giclee Print Wall Scroll
98cm
38½"
46.4cm
18¼"

Approximate Measurements

Artwork Panel: 28.2cm x 36cm  ≈  11" x 14¼"

Silk/Brocade: 37.4cm x 98cm  ≈  14¾" x 38½"

Width at Wooden Knobs: 46.4cm  ≈  18¼"

Zen Japanese Kanji - Buddhist Orange Giclee Print Wall Scroll close up view

Close up view of the artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll

禅

Zen

Print Scroll

This scroll features 禅, the Kanji for Zen printed with an Enso or Zen Circle in the background. It's printed on orange Japanese unryu kozo paper with mulberry fibers pressed into the paper to give it a subtle 3D effect. The orange color is often used for Buddhist text and symbols, so it's very appropriate here.

禅 or zen actually means meditation in both Japanese and Chinese (pronounced "chan" in Chinese).

Chan Meditation Character The ancient version of this character came from China and looks like this:

Chinese Zen/Chan Character A shorthand version evolved in China which looks like this:

Japanese Zen Kanji The Japanese Kanji version evolved a little differently in Japan, where they write 3 dots at the upper right side of the character instead of original two boxes (mouths) or the two-dot version commonly seen in China...

The Enso Circle (often called a Zen Circle) in the background of this print adds to the presentation of this Zen artwork.