Thursday, September 21, 2017

Pictographic Chinese Calligraphy (28) Bamboo Mountain - 竹山

Chinese shell bone script for Bamboo is



a picture of the bamboo leaves.


Its small seal script is



there are culms and leaves.

Its clerical script is



we see culms and leaves.

We have learnt the shell bone script for Mountain is



Here is my art "Bamboo Mountain"



Thursday, September 14, 2017

Pictographic Chinese Calligraphy (27) Mountaineer - 登山

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May the Five Blessings arrive at your door - 五福临门

  作品解释 门:甲骨文 福:五个不同字体的福:甲骨文,金文,大篆,小篆,隶书。 甲骨文的福(最上面的),大家没有见过,需要解释一下:左边是一个桌子,祭祀用的。右边是一个架子上的酒坛,从酒坛撒酒到祭祀的桌子上(可以看见三滴酒在空中),用来祭祖,祭神,祭天。为什么用酒?因为古代的人...