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Tan Paper and Copper Silk Love Wall Scroll
Red Paper and Ivory Silk Love Wall Scroll
Orange Paper Love Scroll
Crazy Blue and Gold Silk Love Scroll


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Love Vertical Portrait
Love Horizontal Wall Scroll
Love Vertical Portrait

Both in Chinese / Japanese...

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Botha

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 bó tǎ
Botha Scroll

博塔 is the name Botha in Chinese (Mandarin).

Botha

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 bota
Botha Scroll

ボタ is the name Botha in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Higginbotham

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 xī jīn bō tǎn
Higginbotham Scroll

希金波坦 is the name Higginbotham in Chinese (Mandarin).

Higginbotham

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 higinbosamu
Higginbotham Scroll

ヒギンボサム is the name Higginbotham in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Listen to Both Sides and be Enlightened, Listen to One Side and be in the Dark

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 jiān tīng zé míng, piān tīng zé àn
 겸청칙명편청칙암
Listen to Both Sides and be Enlightened, Listen to One Side and be in the Dark Scroll

兼聽則明偏聽則暗 is an ancient Chinese proverb about getting all the information from all sides so that you truly understand a situation.

Wei Zheng

Wei Zheng

A man named Wei Zheng lived between 580-643 AD. He was a noble and wise historian and minister in the court of the early Tang Dynasty. The emperor once asked him, “What should an emperor do to understand the real-world situation, and what makes an emperor out-of-touch with reality?”

Wei Zheng replied, “Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; listen to only one side and you will be left in the dark.”

Then Wei Zheng went on to cite examples of leaders in history that were victorious after heeding both sides of the story, and other leaders that met their doom because they believed one-sided stories which often came from flattering lips.

Please note that there is an unwritten rule when the same character appears twice in the same phrase, the calligrapher will alter the appearance so that no two characters are exactly alike in the same piece. This calligraphy has two repeating characters that will be written differently than they appear here.


These search terms might be related to Both:

Brought Together From 1000 Miles Away by Fate

Growing Old Together

Live Together and Help Each Other

Love Binds Us Together

Regardless of the Weather, We Overcome Troubles Together

Solidarity / Working Together as One

The Karma/Fate/Destiny That Brings Lovers Together

There is One Single Thread Binding My Way Together

Together Forever

Together Forever in Love

Work Together With One Heart

Work Together With One Mind

Working Together as One / Cooperation

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Botha博塔bó tǎ / bo2 ta3 / bo ta / botapo t`a / pota / po ta
Bothaボタbota
Higginbotham希金波坦xī jīn bō tǎn
xi1 jin1 bo1 tan3
xi jin bo tan
xijinbotan		hsi chin po t`an
hsichinpotan
hsi chin po tan
Higginbothamヒギンボサムhiginbosamu
Listen to Both Sides and be Enlightened, Listen to One Side and be in the Dark兼聽則明偏聽則暗
兼听则明偏听则暗		jiān tīng zé míng, piān tīng zé àn
jian1 ting1 ze2 ming2, pian1 ting1 ze2 an4
jian ting ze ming, pian ting ze an		chien t`ing tse ming, p`ien t`ing tse an
chien ting tse ming, pien ting tse an
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.


Dictionary

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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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.

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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