Sweat More in Training - Bleed Less in Battle - Print on Handmade Scroll
97.5cm
38¼"
46.1cm
18"

Approximate Measurements

Artwork Panel: 28cm x 35.7cm  ≈  11" x 14"

Silk/Brocade: 37.1cm x 97.5cm  ≈  14½" x 38¼"

Width at Wooden Knobs: 46.1cm  ≈  18"

Sweat More in Training - Bleed Less in Battle - Print on Handmade Scroll close up view

Close up view of the artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll

平時多流汗戰時少流血

The More We Sweat in Training,
The Less We Bleed in Battle

Print Scroll

This beautiful scroll features a Chinese proverb about training with a large dragon stamp in the background.

fiber paper This artwork was giclee printed on very special handmade "grass-leather paper". It has fibers and husks purposely pressed into the finished paper. The paper is quite expensive compared to typical Asian art papers, but the results are worth it.

There is more than one way to translate this ancient Chinese military proverb. Here are a few interpretations:

A drop of sweat spent in a drill is a drop of blood saved in war.

More practice will give one a better chance of success in real situations.

The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.

I heard this many times when I was a U.S. Marine, but I had no idea at the time that it was an old Chinese proverb.

My Little Experiment

New Print Scrolls Hanging

A new batch of printed calligraphy scrolls, hanging in the studio, awaiting proper photography.

I felt like messing around with doing some giclée print calligraphy with various backgrounds. I came up with some layouts that I really like, and passed them around with my Chinese and Japanese friends who gave them rave reviews.

After giclée printing them on Japanese-made kozo paper, I sent the raw artwork off to Beijing to my workshop where they were built into wall scrolls by hand.

If you want a custom print scroll with your design, or other calligraphy, just contact me.