Tea Chan (Zen)
2002
Medium
ink on paper
Measurements
(120.8 × 61.0 cm) (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Lillian Ernestine Lobb Bequest, 2002
© Kim Hoa Tram
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Australia
Inscription
stamped in red ink (in image) u.r.: 日日是好日
inscribed in brush and ink c.: 金和
stamped in red ink (in relief) c.l.: 沈金和
Accession Number
2002.422
Department
Asian Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Physical description
The calligraphy is written in the cursive Chinese script: 茶 禪，茶 cha (tea) 禪 chan (Chan Buddhism, meditative sect of Buddhism and now commonly known in the West as Zen, the Japanese pronunciation of 禪).