This work is carried by the powerful, emphatic brushstrokes of black ink on paper, unrestrained and expressive. The kanji characters spell the name of Kanzan (Hansan in Chinese), a mythologized figure in the canon of Chinese Buddhist tradition. The work is the barest of statements, a moment captured through the process of calligraphy, momentous in its simplicity and beauty. It is an enthralling, meditative piece; the amorphous characters in ink-wash seem to take on the shape of mountain landforms and rivers, beyond literal meaning.