Dogen order poem17x14in,A flower falls, even though we love it.A weed grows, even though we do not love it. 17x14in, Original Japanese Calligraphy

Original calligraphy

Hand Brushed using Sumi ink on watercolor paper by Japanese calligraphy artist Aiko Hayashi.

paper size: 17x14in 43.1x33.5cm



*The artwork will be shipped rolled in a tube.



A flower falls, even though we love it.
A weed grows, even though we do not love it.


Zen Master Dogen
Genjokoan



華は愛惜に散り　
草は棄嫌におふるのみなり



When the flowers bloom, people rejoice,
be missed and scattered.

Weeds order are hated and thrown away.

Both flowers and grasses work together in connection with nature.

The flowers did not bloom to make people happy,

Weeds did not grow to harass people.

Nevertheless,
Good and bad for human convenience.