I’m the founder of Zen Pair. “Zen” speaks to the meditative spirit of the East; “Pair” captures the soul of wenwan walnuts—the perfect match. A pair of walnuts is like yin and yang, holding the quiet harmony between man and object. The history of wenwan walnuts dates back over 2,000 years to the Han and Sui dynasties, when court musicians rolled them in their palms to improve finger dexterity. It flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties—Emperor Qianlong even wrote: “Palms turn sun and moon.