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Saturday, October 2, 2010

"Art" Japanese calligraphy



"芸 術" (gei-jutsu). It is translated as Art.
This character is written by Kanzi,
Regular script.


Etymology : Phono-semantic compound
芸 ⇒ 云 (cloud) + 艸 (grass)
The state that the clouds spreading through hazily over the grassy plain.


Etymology : Phono-semantic compound
術 ⇒ 朮 (stick) + 行 (go)
The state to carry through one's faith tenaciously.


The essence of the art is put in this phrase.
The character talks about the property of the art.

I can image them by this etymology.
It may be the eternal message from the people of the ancient times.

10 comments:

  1. Que me gustan estas cosas tuyas...

    Saludos y un abrazo.

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  2. It is nice coming here, I always learn something and see beautiful art.

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  3. Me encanta tu caligrafía y éstas entradas llenas de historias. Saludos
    Ramón -España-

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  4. Buen fin de semana ruma, un beso

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  5. A very artistic character, this one!

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  6. Beautiful image of such an important word!

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  7. Beautifully written.
    Congrats. And have a beautiful weekend.

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  8. Such an interesting story behind the strokes. Very beautiful, indeed.

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  9. Thus, "art" as representining "nature". Totally different from many european languages, having this word coming from latin "ars/artis", hidding the primitive meaning of "work". Interesting indeed!

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  10. Calligraphy is a beautiful art form in itself. It's so interesting to learn how blended words are formed, and the meaning of them.

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