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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

"Ground" Japanese calligraphy 



"" (chi, or tsuchi). It is translated as earth, soil, ground, etc.
This character is written by Kanzi,
Regular script.

Etymology : Ideogrammic compound
 (soil) +   (The hieroglyph of the scorpion that it lengthened evenly. The state to improve evenly is expressed.)

Compounds : 
地球  (the Earth; globe; world)


Look at the my posts before, please.
The earth, The soil.

"地 (Ground)" is one of
Japanese philosophy (Five elements).
The source of the power is shown.

7 comments:

  1. Detallista y vistosa caligrafía. Me gusta. Cordial saludo.

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  2. LOVE this kind of writing!
    Powerful and philosophical!
    B

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  3. I like the satisfying curve of the last stroke

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  4. I really appreciate seeing these & the explanations of the various elements.

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  5. These are beautiful photos of the flowers and rice paddies. Thanks for stopping by my blog and giving me the opportunity to visit yours again.

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  6. As you explain each mark, I'm beginning to "see" the symbolic essence. Thank you!

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  7. Thanks for sharing your artwork I like it so much.


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