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祖父 is a title for grandfather in Japanese.
In Chinese, this is specifically paternal grandfather.
This title alone is not normal for a calligraphy wall scroll.
Maternal (Northern China)
Maternal (Northern China)
Maternal (Southern China)
Maternal (Southern China - Informal)
Maternal (Southern China)
Maternal (Southern China - Informal)
Paternal (Northern China)
Paternal (Northern China)
Paternal (Southern China)
Paternal (Southern China)
Maternal (Northern China)
Maternal (Northern China)
Maternal (Southern China)
Maternal (Southern China - formal)
Maternal (Southern China)
Maternal (Southern China - formal)
Paternal (Northern China)
Paternal (Northern China)
Paternal (Southern China)
Paternal (Southern China)
祖先崇拜 means “Appreciation and honor of your ancestors.”
This can refer to anyone from your grandparents and beyond.
The first two characters mean ancestors or forefathers.
The last two characters mean worship, adore/adoration, or admiration.
This is the kind of wall scroll that a filial son or daughter in China or Japan would hang to honor their ancestors who paved the way for the new generation.
Japanese use a slight variation on the last Kanji. If you want this specifically Japanese version, just click on the Kanji image to the right (instead of the button above). Note that Japanese people would easily be able to identify the original Chinese form of that Kanji anyway.
They also have a similar phrase in old Korean but the first two characters are reversed - just let me know if you want that version when you place your order.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Grandfather | 祖父 | so fu / sofu | zǔ fù / zu3 fu4 / zu fu / zufu | tsu fu / tsufu |
Loving Grandfather | 慈祥的老爺 慈祥的老爷 | cí xiáng de lǎo ye ci2 xiang2 de lao3 ye ci xiang de lao ye cixiangdelaoye | tz`u hsiang te lao yeh tzuhsiangtelaoyeh tzu hsiang te lao yeh |
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Dear Grandfather | 親愛的姥爺 亲爱的姥爷 | qín ài de lǎo ye qin2 ai4 de lao3 ye qin ai de lao ye qinaidelaoye | ch`in ai te lao yeh chinaitelaoyeh chin ai te lao yeh |
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Loving Grandfather | 慈祥的外祖父 | cí xiáng de wài zǔ fù ci2 xiang2 de wai4 zu3 fu4 ci xiang de wai zu fu cixiangdewaizufu | tz`u hsiang te wai tsu fu tzuhsiangtewaitsufu tzu hsiang te wai tsu fu |
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Loving Grandfather | 慈祥的外公 | cí xiáng de wài gōng ci2 xiang2 de wai4 gong1 ci xiang de wai gong cixiangdewaigong | tz`u hsiang te wai kung tzuhsiangtewaikung tzu hsiang te wai kung |
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Dear Grandfather | 親愛的外祖父 亲爱的外祖父 | qín ài de wài zǔ fù qin2 ai4 de wai4 zu3 fu4 qin ai de wai zu fu qinaidewaizufu | ch`in ai te wai tsu fu chinaitewaitsufu chin ai te wai tsu fu |
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Dear Grandfather | 親愛的外公 亲爱的外公 | qín ài de wài gōng qin2 ai4 de wai4 gong1 qin ai de wai gong qinaidewaigong | ch`in ai te wai kung chinaitewaikung chin ai te wai kung |
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Loving Grandfather | 慈祥的爺爺 慈祥的爷爷 | cí xiáng de yé ye ci2 xiang2 de ye2 ye ci xiang de ye ye cixiangdeyeye | tz`u hsiang te yeh yeh tzuhsiangteyehyeh tzu hsiang te yeh yeh |
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Dear Grandfather | 親愛的爺爺 亲爱的爷爷 | qín ài de yé ye qin2 ai4 de ye2 ye qin ai de ye ye qinaideyeye | ch`in ai te yeh yeh chinaiteyehyeh chin ai te yeh yeh |
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Loving Grandfather | 慈祥的祖父 | cí xiáng de zǔ fù ci2 xiang2 de zu3 fu4 ci xiang de zu fu cixiangdezufu | tz`u hsiang te tsu fu tzuhsiangtetsufu tzu hsiang te tsu fu |
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Dear Grandfather | 親愛的祖父 亲爱的祖父 | qín ài de zǔ fù qin2 ai4 de zu3 fu4 qin ai de zu fu qinaidezufu | ch`in ai te tsu fu chinaitetsufu chin ai te tsu fu |
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Grandma Grandmother | 祖母 | so bo / sobo | ||
Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的姥姥 | cí xiáng de lǎo lao ci2 xiang2 de lao3 lao ci xiang de lao lao cixiangdelaolao | tz`u hsiang te lao lao tzuhsiangtelaolao tzu hsiang te lao lao |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的姥姥 亲爱的姥姥 | qín ài de lǎo lao qin2 ai4 de lao3 lao qin ai de lao lao qinaidelaolao | ch`in ai te lao lao chinaitelaolao chin ai te lao lao |
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Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的外婆 | cí xiáng de wài pó ci2 xiang2 de wai4 po2 ci xiang de wai po cixiangdewaipo | tz`u hsiang te wai p`o tzuhsiangtewaipo tzu hsiang te wai po |
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Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的外祖母 | cí xiáng de wài zǔ mǔ ci2 xiang2 de wai4 zu3 mu3 ci xiang de wai zu mu cixiangdewaizumu | tz`u hsiang te wai tsu mu tzuhsiangtewaitsumu tzu hsiang te wai tsu mu |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的外婆 亲爱的外婆 | qín ài de wài pó qin2 ai4 de wai4 po2 qin ai de wai po qinaidewaipo | ch`in ai te wai p`o chinaitewaipo chin ai te wai po |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的外祖母 亲爱的外祖母 | qín ài de wài zǔ mǔ qin2 ai4 de wai4 zu3 mu3 qin ai de wai zu mu qinaidewaizumu | ch`in ai te wai tsu mu chinaitewaitsumu chin ai te wai tsu mu |
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Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的奶奶 | cí xiáng de nǎi nai ci2 xiang2 de nai3 nai ci xiang de nai nai cixiangdenainai | tz`u hsiang te nai nai tzuhsiangtenainai tzu hsiang te nai nai |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的奶奶 亲爱的奶奶 | qín ài de nǎi nai qin2 ai4 de nai3 nai qin ai de nai nai qinaidenainai | ch`in ai te nai nai chinaitenainai chin ai te nai nai |
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Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的祖母 | cí xiáng de zǔ mǔ ci2 xiang2 de zu3 mu3 ci xiang de zu mu cixiangdezumu | tz`u hsiang te tsu mu tzuhsiangtetsumu tzu hsiang te tsu mu |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的祖母 亲爱的祖母 | qín ài de zǔ mǔ qin2 ai4 de zu3 mu3 qin ai de zu mu qinaidezumu | ch`in ai te tsu mu chinaitetsumu chin ai te tsu mu |
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Honor for Ancestors | 祖先崇拜 祖先崇拜 / 祖先崇拝 | so sen suu hai sosensuuhai so sen su hai | zǔ xiān chóng bài zu3 xian1 chong2 bai4 zu xian chong bai zuxianchongbai | tsu hsien ch`ung pai tsuhsienchungpai tsu hsien chung pai |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
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We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
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.
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.
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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