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