{"product_id":"誠-makoto-the-same-person-every-room-japan-washi-art","title":"誠 · Makoto The Same Person, Every Room - Japan Washi Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hardest form of honesty is not the kind directed at others.\u003cbr\u003eIt is the kind directed at yourself — the accurate assessment of where your words and your actions are not saying the same thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMakoto（誠）in Bushido is not measured by having a pure heart.\u003cbr\u003eIt is measured by whether you do what you said you would do, say what you actually believe, and present yourself consistently across the contexts where it would be easier to be different versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe character 誠 contains its argument in its structure: 言 (word\/speech) on the left, 成 (to fulfill\/to become) on the right. Word and fulfillment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is promised and what is enacted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen these two are identical — when the character's left and right components are in perfect correspondence — Makoto（誠）is present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece renders 誠 with a subtle doubling quality in the brushwork — two layers in precise registration, the private rendering and the public rendering occupying exactly the same space.\u003cbr\u003eBecause in genuine Makoto（誠）, there is no gap between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the person who is doing the daily work of becoming someone whose word means something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e◆What is Awa Washi?\u003cbr\u003eAwa Washi is Japanese paper produced in Yoshino City, Tokushima Prefecture; Naka Town, Naka District; and Ikeda Town, Miyoshi City. It is made using traditional Japanese paper-making techniques such as “flow-making” and “pool-making.”Awa Washi is characterized by the unique texture and natural feel of hand-made paper, along with its durable quality—thin yet strong and resistant to tearing, even when wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e◆History of Awa Washi\u003cbr\u003eThe exact origins of Awa Washi are unclear, but it is thought to have begun around 806–810 AD. Records indicate that the Awa Inbe clan cultivated hemp and kozo (paper mulberry) and produced paper, suggesting that washi production had already begun by the Nara period.In modern times, Awa washi gradually declined alongside Westernization. However, one paper-making company persevered in preserving the tradition, and in 1976, Awa washi was designated a Traditional Craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e◆Design\u003cbr\u003eThis artwork was designed in my Kyoto studio. Some of the images were designed using digital design tools, while others were designed using artificial intelligence (AI) with my own instructions and references to traditional artworks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep Japan from KYOTO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114381361337,"sku":null,"price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7032\/8249\/files\/BUSHIDO_KanjiArt_1801417c-26b0-4f0a-a3af-cb7e88eedcee.png?v=1778135463","url":"https:\/\/japan-washiart.myshopify.com\/products\/%e8%aa%a0-makoto-the-same-person-every-room-japan-washi-art","provider":"Deep Japan from Kyoto","version":"1.0","type":"link"}