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"Epiphyllum Oxypetalum or the Beauty Under the Moon" in kanji. Japanese calligraphy art by Nao.

The Beauty Under the Moon

gekkabijin

getsu (gek) -> http://calligraphernao.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/moon/

ka -> http://calligraphernao.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/under/

bi -> http://calligraphernao.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/beauty/

jin -> http://calligraphernao.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/human/

This plant has flowers which bloom during the night.

Gekka means under the moon. Bijin is a beautiful woman.

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