“Hana Ha Tori Wo Shiri, Tori Ha Hana Wo Matsu” is Zen words, signifying the way nature is. Birds are waiting for flowers to bloom so as to feed on their nectar, while the flowers are also waiting for the birds to fly across their branches so as to bear fruit for new life passed on. Having been cherished since ancient times, the words indicate that the two understand and recognize each other in the workings of nature. In the tea ceremony, particularly, the phrase has been used to describe the importance of relationship for two parties present at the same place, with the flowers as guests while birds as masters. This work features such words written by Nishigaki Daidō, the chief priest at the Gokurakuji Temple (belonging to the Daitokuji School of the Rinzai sect in Buddhism), in a tasteful brushwork. His soft and gentle brushwork is soothing the audience’s heart. Besides the calligraphy, Japanese-style painter Miyake Wakō beautifully painted camellia, one of the most important flowers in the tea ceremony. Depicting a daurian redstart tries to express the phrase’s meaning even through the picture, which is quite impressive.