Asian Kanji - Enlightenment by Seiran Chiba

One character, written fast, with ink flying off the ends of the strokes.

Kanji – Enlightenment is a contemporary calligraphy by Seiran Chiba, framed. In East Asian calligraphy a single character is often written in one sustained effort, and the energy of the brush is generally valued as much as the form itself. The character fills the white sheet in thick black strokes, with dry-brush streaks trailing where the brush ran low. A column of smaller cursive script descends at the lower left, closed by a square red seal. A black mat and slim black frame keep it all very calm. It is 13 inches wide and 19 high.

Enlightenment, it turns out, arrives with a splash.