hand carved andpainted cherry hardwood, with the Japanese kanji lettering forKyoshintankai, meaning '' With calm, and open mind'', and a cherryblossom design, lightly oiled with teak oil to bring out the colourof the wood. It comes with a wall mount attached on the back andlabel. Measures 43x7x1cm, it can be collected in person, orsent by hermes courier for £2.95 [N.I Shipping is more, please noteI do not ship outside the UK]. I will always combine shippingwherever possible.All of my hardwood carved pieces are made from offcuts from joinery manufacturing, that would otherwise be scrapped. Intime, the wood may fade in colour, it can be restored easily byfurther applications of wood oil, wax or furniture polish etc.