More about enso

The Enso circle is a Zen-Buddhist symbol that in traditional Japanese calligraphy is painted with a single stroke of an ink brush at the moment when the mind is free and letting the body form. The circle can be closed or open.

The closed circle symbolizes the perfect form as seen and admired by Plato.

The incompleteness of the unclosed circle refers to the concept of wabi-sabi, a traditional Japanese aesthetic of showing beauty in imperfection.