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The meaning of 復古 can vary depending on the context. It used to mean a return to the old ways.
It can also mean “to turn back the clock,” “retro” (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for the 1960s), “revival,” or “restoration.”
The return to “the old ways” was also an aspiration of Confucius about 2500 years ago. This proves that “going retro” or “old school” has been cool since at least 500 B.C.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 復古 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
復古 复古 see styles |
fù gǔ fu4 gu3 fu ku fukko ふっこ |
More info & calligraphy: Retro / Old School(n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) revival; restoration |
復古會 复古会 see styles |
fù gǔ huì fu4 gu3 hui4 fu ku hui |
anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培[Cai4 Yuan2 pei2]; aka 光復會|光复会[Guang1 fu4 hui4] |
復古調 see styles |
fukkochou / fukkocho ふっこちょう |
revival or reactionary mood |
復古主義 see styles |
fukkoshugi ふっこしゅぎ |
reactionism |
復古神道 see styles |
fukkoshintou / fukkoshinto ふっこしんとう |
Fukko Shinto; Restoration Shinto; Reform Shinto (prominent 18th century form of Shinto, based on the classics, and free from Confucian and Buddhist influences) |
復古論者 see styles |
fukkoronsha ふっころんしゃ |
reactionary |
王政復古 see styles |
ouseifukko / osefukko おうせいふっこ |
(1) (yoji) restoration of imperial rule; (2) (hist) Restoration (England) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Retro Old School | 復古 复古 | fukko / fuko | fù gǔ / fu4 gu3 / fu gu / fugu | fu ku / fuku |
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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
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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