art supplement
TRANSCRIPT
Art supplement:Chinese calligraphy
By: Hien Phuong Vu
Contents
Part 1: Calligraphy on Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year)
1. Blessings
2. Logetivity
3. Study
Part 2: Calligraphy in literature
An excerpt of Mãn Giác zenmaster’s poem: “When Having Diseases, I Tell Everybody”
Part 1: Calligraphy on Tet
Fu ( 福 ) : Blessings
• The character is among the good luck triple symbols: Fu-Lu-Shou and the the most favored and used good luck symbol.
• Duration: 10 minutes
Medium: calligraphic liquid ink, wolf hairbrush, red Xuan paper
Shou ( 壽 ): Longetivity
• The character is also among the good luck triple symbols: Fu-Lu-Shou. It is most given to the elders in the family to express gratitude to them.
• Duration: 10 minutes
Medium: calligraphic liquid ink, wolf hairbrush, red Xuan paper
Xué( 学 ): Study
• This is also a popular character to be presented during Tet. It is often given to students to remind them to work hard and to wish them high results in their study.
• Duration: 10 minutes
Medium: calligraphic liquid ink, wolf hairbrush, red Xuan paper
Part 2: Calligraphy in literature
An excerpt of Mãn Giác zenmaster’s poem: “When Having Diseases I Tell Everybody”
• Mãn Giác zenmaster wrote the poem when he was having a disease, and he wrote it to advise other people. The highlighted image of the poem is apricot, a kind of flower that blossoms in springtime in Vietnam.
• 莫謂春殘花落盡庭前昨夜一枝梅
Translation: Don’t say that with the spring gone, all flowers fall. Last night, in the front yard, a branch of apricot flower. • Duration: 30 minutes Medium: calligraphic liquid ink,
wolf hairbrush, red Xuan paper
THANK YOU!