【New Year's/Spring Tea Hanging Scroll】Tanzaku "Spring Enters a Thousand Forests, Cuckoos Everywhere" Handwritten / Zen Saying Omotesenke Seasonal Arrangement

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[Work: Haru Nyū Senrin Sho Sho Uguisu (Spring Enters a Thousand Forests, Warblers Everywhere)]

Condition: Unused (never displayed) item, stored in a place away from direct sunlight after creation.

Type: Tanzaku (short scroll)

Size: Standard Tanzaku size (approx. 36.3cm x 6.0cm)

Optimal Season: New Year's to Early Spring (January, February, March)

[Meaning of the Zen phrase Haru Nyū Senrin Sho Sho Uguisu]
This phrase depicts a scene that evokes the breath of life, meaning When spring enters a thousand forests, warblers sing everywhere.

It is based on the original phrase Haru Nyū Senrin Sho Sho Hana, Aki Chin Ban Sui Ka Ka Tsuki (Spring enters a thousand forests, flowers everywhere; Autumn sinks into ten thousand waters, the moon in every home), which describes the scenery of the four seasons with flowers and the moon.

[Deeper Meaning]
It teaches that just as spring arrives equally to all forests, regardless of wealth or status, and warblers sing impartially, the Buddha's compassion (truth) pervades all creation limitlessly and equally.

Notably, this warbler phrase is known to be hung at the Hatsugama (first tea ceremony of the year) of the Omotesenke Grand Master, making it a distinguished piece suitable for the auspicious occasion of the New Year.

[Recommended for:]

〇 Those who practice Omotesenke tea ceremony and wish to use it for Hatsugama or New Year's practice.

〇 Those looking for a seasonal tea scroll for January, February, or March.

〇 Those who wish to elegantly create a spring atmosphere in their Japanese-style room or alcove.

〇 Those who wish to quietly feel the teachings of the equality of life and compassion by displaying Zen calligraphy.

[Decoration Advice]
For a New Year's tea ceremony, further enhancing the atmosphere can be achieved by decorating with flowers such as camellias along with the scroll. Even in a typical home, simply using a tanzaku stand (suihatsu) to display it in the entrance or living room will create an elegant spring setting.

Please feel free to ask any questions. This is a one-of-a-kind item, so if it resonates with you, please consider it soon.

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