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FRAMED HAIKU-ART WITH BRUSH CALLIGRAPHY
Haiku poems for each season and more. . . with brush calligraphy of ancient Chinese pictographs on rice paper.
BEFORE ORDERING >> PLEASE E-MAIL REGARDING AVAILABILITY and for orders of more than 1 item. mankh@allbook-books.com
Each item is hand-crafted, so expect natural imperfections. Explanation of pictographs (where applicable) on back of frame.
The backgrounds use handmade papers from around the world. The brushwork by Mankh is printed on rice paper from a master copy. Calligraphy lettering is done with a variety of markers and pens and may vary. Wood frames are stained and polyurethaned.
THANKS to Russ Perry for the photographs! . . . and to Paul Reps, modern haiku master and world traveler, whose works and life-story provided some of the inspiration for this project. And to the tree-beings for the wood and paper.
frame size: 5 1/4”wide x 18 1/8” frame size: 5 1/4”wide x 18 1/8” price: $22.00 price: $22.00 $15.00 + 7.00 shipping/handling $15.00 + 7.00 shipping/handling
must be good friends, all the sunflowers three sparrows gathering bowing on a lilac branch to the earth-- - Mankh autumn rain - Mankh
ancient Chinese pictograph: upper pictograph: three birds on a tree -- rain from the sky branches going up, roots down. lower pictograph: a flower -- branch or stem (middle line) with leaves or flower-petals (both sides) curvy bottom line is “breath” moving through an obstacle (long horizontal line) which suggests that flowers are nurtured by some kind of ‘organic breath.’
price: Not For Sale - Inquire about custom design.
Paddling ashore in the still night, only the heron sees me. - Russ Perry
above: photocopy of “Heron & Lotuses” by Sesson, 16th century. below: pictograph -- Boat (rudder - top seat and oar (below) and Navigator (man on two legs).
frame size: 6 1/2”wide by 8 1/2” frame size: 6 1/2”wide by 8 1/2” price: $15.00 price: $15.00 $11.00 + 4.00 shipping/handling $11.00 + 4.00 shipping/handling
at the birdbath Zen Christmas a bee takes a tiny, NOW tiny sip is the present - Mankh - Mankh
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© 2008 Walter E. Harris III
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