a type of visual art related to writing
Questions tagged [calligraphy]
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What was the idea behind simplification, given 行書 existed?
Efforts of simplification of Chinese Characters predate the Communists by decades. I assume that all these native Chinese people in favour of simplification were infinitely better educated than I am. While I use traditional characters, I have…
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Help to translate Chinese Calligraphy
I recently purchased this scroll from an auction, can anyone translate what is says please? Thank you in advance for reading.
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What does this calligraphy say? who is it by?
I can't seem to find it anywhere, I was told it was by a famous Beijing lecturer (?). Thanks!
aud
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Caligraphy on a painting
This inscription appears on a painting.
Assuming it's Chinese, what would it say:
in simplified characters?
in English translation?
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Please translate this Chinese calligraphy into English
This was on a large painting that someone bought many years ago, but I do not know what it says.
Thomas
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What do these characters say?
I would be very grateful if anyone could translate the characters on this painting, and maybe tell me the artist name. Thank you
