Enso 

Enji Torei, a Zen master from the Edo period in Japan, created this Enso, or circle, with ink on paper. Torei lived at a time when Zen Buddhism was deeply intertwined with Japanese cultural identity, influencing everything from martial arts to garden design. The Enso symbolizes enlightenment, the void, and the universe, but it also reflects the artist's state of mind at the moment of creation. Torei's circle is not perfectly round; it’s a raw, immediate expression. Its imperfection invites us to contemplate the beauty in incompleteness, a concept central to Zen philosophy. The accompanying calligraphy adds another layer, perhaps a poem or a saying that offers insight into the work's meaning. Torei’s Enso isn't just a visual representation of a concept; it’s an invitation to experience a moment of presence, of being fully here, with all its imperfections and possibilities.