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