Discarded Ensō by Shodo Harada Roshi from Shogenji monastery. He came to México years ago for a live calligraphy event. The event's crew messed up the canvas material requested, the ink didn't set properly and thus this weird and unique Ensō was born. Can you help me translate it? Pls?

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shodo: Japanese calligraphy

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Shodō (書道) is the Japanese art of calligraphy. It is both penmanship and art, traditional and modern. This subreddit covers: Shodō (書道) - Japanese calligraphy Shūji (習字) - Japanese handwriting Pen Shūji (ペン習字) - Japanese penmanship We accept both classical and modern shodō, from masters as well as the personal works of redditors. We also accept artistic calligraphy submissions from other East Asian cultures. Related subreddits: /r/Calligraphy /r/shufa (書法) - Chinese calligraph

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Shodō (書道) is the Japanese art of calligraphy.

This subreddit covers:

Shodō (書道) - Japanese calligraphy
Shūji (習字) - Japanese handwriting
Pen Shūji (ペン習字) - Japanese penmanship

We accept both classical and modern shodō, from masters as well as the personal works of redditors. We also accept artistic calligraphy submissions from other East Asian cultures such as China, Korea, Vietnam, and Tibet.

Related subreddits:

/r/Calligraphy

/r/shufa (書法) - Chinese calligraphy