Category: Chinese Character & Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls

HAPPINESS Chinese / Japanese Kanji Wall Scroll

HAPPINESS Chinese / Japanese Kanji Wall Scroll
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Typical Gallery Price: $65.00

Your Price:
US$29.88U.S. Dollars

GBP £18.13British Pounds
Euro €20.17Euro
Canadian $32.02Canadian Dollars
Australian $32.87Australian Dollars

SOLD

Similar artwork may be available, please post your request on our forum if interested


Approximate Measurements:
Painting: 12½" x 12½"   (31.6cm x 31.6cm)
Silk Scroll: 16" x 34¾"   (40.8cm x 88.2cm)
Width of Wooden Scroll Roller: 19½"   (49.8cm)

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Happiness and Joy

Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

HAPPINESS Chinese / Japanese Kanji Wall Scroll close up view

Close up view of the artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll

This Chinese character is "xi" which is similar to the idea of being joyful, or being so happy that it you are almost overflowing with joy and perhaps laughter too.

In Chinese, "xi" is pronounced like "she" but with your tongue sitting in the bottom of your mouth and your teeth slightly open (there is no sound in English exactly like this).

Hopefully, it will inspire you to bring happiness into your home when you frame this and put it on your wall.


This piece is painted with special Chinese ink on rice paper mounted to a traditional gold-colored silk scroll.

Chinese Calligraphy is only practiced by those with a keen and agile hand. It is an art that dates back thousands of years, and great artists, writers, and poets are often admired for their calligraphy ability and style.

The artist's name is "Shou Shi" who is from Guilin, China. He is a master calligrapher with excellent calligraphy skills.

To create this art, Shou Shi used special Chinese ink on xuan paper (rice paper). Later, in our Beijing workshop, this artwork was mounted as a silk scroll by hand.

This hanging scroll is really nice since it doesn't require framing. Just hang it on your wall as Chinese people have done for centuries.

I guess I should mention that this scroll is specially priced. This calligraphy artwork was originally part of our effort to find and secure a master calligrapher to do most or all of our calligraphy offerings. Upon receiving this batch of artwork a couple years ago, I realized the huge logistic problems of having a calligrapher in Guilin, and our workshop in Beijing (over a thousand miles away). So I let this artwork sit until April of 2008. I have a lot invested in the artwork, and I need to recover a little of that money. This scroll should be priced at about $60-$70. So while I am losing money on these, at least I am recovering some of the cost.

Typical Gallery Price: $65.00

Your Price:
US$29.88U.S. Dollars

GBP £18.13British Pounds
Euro €20.17Euro
Canadian $32.02Canadian Dollars
Australian $32.87Australian Dollars

SOLD

Similar artwork may be available, please post your request on our forum if interested


All orders billed in U.S. Dollars.
Other currencies shown for reference at approximate exchange rates.


Item Location: USA
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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

The scroll that I am holding in this picture is a "regular size"
4-character wall scroll.
As you can see, it is a great size to hang on your wall.
(We also offer custom wall scrolls in larger sizes)

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.


A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.


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