Happy Chinese New Year of the tiger

' mystery ' ( mistero in Italian) is inspired by the idea of the place Tai O 大澳 in Hong Kong where the longest bridge -tunnel-sea crossing in the world can be seen from an amazing beach full of red rocks

(tai O 大澳 : 'big bay' -  when the second character 'O' 澳 is written 奧, it is still pronounced as 'O' in Cantonese but with a different meaning: mystery)

 Text on the rotolo :

說文解字

姓：人所生也

古之神聖母，感天而生子，故稱天子 

etymology of the ideogram Family Name as defined by the first structured dictionary ( Shouwen jiezi) dated AD100

the Sacred lady of ancient time

recieved from heaven a divine mission

a child is born - and therefore, he is called the  son of heaven

( the birth, when accompanied by such a female figure, a Family name is born)

homage to Leonardo Da Vinci in 2022 where the longest bridge in the world is depicted in the background , and the reddest rocks in the foreground at a place named Tai O . where big bay turns big Laguna ( reminiscent of Venice ) 

Bernadette

3rd day of the year of the tiger

Hong Kong

3/02/2022