88.8cm
35"
35"
49.9cm
19½"
19½"
Approximate Measurements
Artwork Panel: 31.3cm x 32.4cm ≈ 12¼" x 12¾"
Silk/Brocade: 40.9cm x 88.8cm ≈ 16" x 35"
Width at Wooden Knobs: 49.9cm ≈ 19½"
Close up view of the artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll
Chinese / Japanese Calligraphy Wall Scroll
Pronounced chéng in Mandarin Chinese, and makoto in Japanese. Also used in Korea as 성.
This character means truth, faith, integrity, fidelity, sincerity, trust and/or confidence.
As a single-character wall scroll, this suggests that you believe "honesty is the best policy", as your personal philosophy.
This is also a virtue of the Samurai Warrior See more about the Code of the Samurai / Bushido here
This calligraphy was created by Li Dan-Qing of Beijing. He's an older gentleman who has been involved with the art community of China, all of his life. Now in retirement, he creates calligraphy for us for sort of "hobby income".
The calligraphy was done using black Chinese ink on xuan paper (known incorrectly in the west as "rice paper"). The raw artwork was then taken to our Wall Scroll Workshop where it was laminated to more sheets of xuan paper, and built into a beautiful silk brocade wall scroll. Except for the use of a lathe to turn the wooden knobs, this wall scroll is virutally 100% handmade from start to finish (even the paper is made by hand).