Chinese and Japanese Kanji LOVE Calligraphy Scroll
87.8cm
34½"
49.4cm
19½"

Approximate Measurements

Artwork Panel: 31.6cm x 31.7cm  ≈  12½" x 12½"

Silk/Brocade: 40.4cm x 87.8cm  ≈  16" x 34½"

Width at Wooden Knobs: 49.4cm  ≈  19½"

Chinese and Japanese Kanji LOVE Calligraphy Scroll close up view

Close up view of the calligraphy artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll

愛

"Love" in Chinese characters, Japanese Kanji and old Korean Hanja

Calligraphy Wall Scroll



The Chinese / Japanese character for love

This is the Chinese/Japanese/Korean character for "Ai" which is "Love".

This may be hard to imagine as a westerner, but the strokes at the top of this love character symbolize the family & marriage.

XIN Chinese Heart Character / SymbolThe symbol in the middle is a little easier to identify. It is "xin" which is the character for "heart" in Chinese and Japanese. I guess you can say that no matter if you are from the East or the West, you must put your heart into your love.


YOU Chinese / Japanese Friend CharacterThe strokes at the bottom create a modified "you" character which means "friend". (pronounced like "yo" - to call someone "friend" you'd use two characters and it would sound like "pung-yo" using English pronunciation rules).

I suppose you could say that the full meaning of "Ai" is to love your family, spouse, and friends with all of your heart, since all three elements exist in this character.

A simple phrase in Chinese in which this word is used is:

I LOVE YOU
WO AI NI

This is pronounced roughly "wha eye knee" using English words/rules of pronunciation.

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About the materials and construction of this painting:

The calligraphy was done using black Chinese ink on xuan paper (known incorrectly in the west as "rice paper"). The raw artwork was then taken to our Wall Scroll Workshop where it was laminated to more sheets of xuan paper, and built into a beautiful portrait with silk brocade border.


About the artist:

This calligraphy was created by Li Dan-Qing of Beijing. He's an older gentleman who has been involved with the art community of China, all of his life. Now in retirement, he creates calligraphy for us for sort of "hobby income".