Category: Chinese Character & Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls

Aikido Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scroll

Aikido Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scroll
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120.3cm
47¼"
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19¾"
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Typical Gallery Price: $100.00

Your Price: $42.88U.S. Dollars

GBP £27.45British Pounds
Euro €32.81Euro
Canadian $44.31Canadian Dollars
Australian $47.58Australian Dollars



Approximate Measurements

Painting: 31.9cm x 64.5cm  ≈  12½" x 25¼"

Silk Scroll: 41.1cm x 120.3cm  ≈  16¼" x 47¼"

Width at Wooden Knobs: 50.1cm  ≈  19¾"

Information about caring for your new Wall Scroll

合気道

Aikido

Aikido Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scroll close up view

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

Aikido is often referred to as the defensive martial art. While aikido was born in Japan, it has become a somewhat famous form of defensive tactics taught to soldiers and Marines, as well as some law enforcement officers in the west.

Looking at the Kanji, the first means "union" or "harmony".
The second Kanji means "universal energy" or "spirit".
The third means "way" or "method".

Please note that while these Japanese Kanji characters can be pronounced in Chinese, this word is not well-known in China and is not considered part of the Chinese lexicon.

Note: It is somewhat accepted that this is the origin of Hapkido in Korea. And other than a modern simplification to the middle Kanji of this 3-Kanji word, it is written the same in Korean Hanja.


See our Aikido custom Japanese Kanji wall scrolls page for more custom Japanese Kanji calligraphy options.


About the materials and construction of this wall scroll:

The calligraphy was done using black Chinese ink on xuan paper (known incorrectly in the west as "rice paper"). The raw artwork was then taken to our Wall Scroll Workshop where it was laminated to more sheets of xuan paper, and built into a beautiful silk brocade wall scroll. Except for the use of a lathe to turn the wooden knobs, this wall scroll is virutally 100% handmade from start to finish (even the paper is made by hadn).


About the artist:

This calligraphy was created by Li Dan-Qing of Beijing. He's an older gentleman who has been involved with the art community of China, all of his life. Now in retirement, he creates calligraphy for us for sort of "hobby income".



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Typical Gallery Price: $100.00

Your Price: $42.88U.S. Dollars

GBP £27.45British Pounds
Euro €32.81Euro
Canadian $44.31Canadian Dollars
Australian $47.58Australian Dollars



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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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