This is not a Print!
This Japanese kanji calligraphy scroll is created by the disabled artist.
Approximate Measurements:
Length of Silk Scroll: 52.6" (133cm)
Width of Wooden Scroll Roller: 18.6" (47cm)
Japanese kanji , Traditional
or Simplified Chinese Characters, pinyin
Bushidō (武士道), meaning "Way
of the Warrior", is a Japanese code of conduct and a way of the samurai life, loosely
analogous to the concept of chivalry. It originates from the samurai moral code
and stresses frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honor unto death. Born
of two main influences, the violent existence of the samurai was tempered by the
wisdom and serenity of Confucianism and Buddhism. Bushidō developed between the
9th and 12th centuries and numerous translated documents dating from the 12th to
16th centuries demonstrate its wide influence across the whole of Japan, although
some scholars have noted "the term bushidō itself is rarely attested in premodern
literature."
Tenets: Bushidō expanded and formalized
the earlier code of the samurai, and stressed frugality, loyalty, mastery of
martial arts, and honor to the death. Under the bushidō ideal, if a samurai
failed to uphold his honor he could regain it by performing seppuku (ritual
suicide).
Seven virtues of Bushidō
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The Bushidō code is typified by
seven virtues:
Rectitude (義, gi)
Courage (勇, yuu)
Benevolence (仁, jin)
Respect (礼, rei)
Honesty (誠, makoto or 信 shin)
Honour (誉, yo)
Loyalty (忠, chuu)
Others that are sometimes added
to these:
Filial piety (孝, kō)
Wisdom (智, chi)
Care for the aged (悌, tei)
Talented Disabled Calligraphy
Artist creates this 'Bushido Code of the Samurai' calligraphy art scroll!
When I first saw a person without
hands who could not only write but also became a good calligrapher, I was shocked.
(photo on the left）
Disabled artist, Mr. Wang, has
sat in a wheelchair more than 30 years after a catastrophic accident during fieldwork
left him paralyzed from the waist down. Master Wang was gracefully moving and pausing
his brush that can be mesmerizing, and there is one of his artworks on display here.
(Photos on the right)
