This is not a print!
The disabled artist creates "the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step" Chinese
characters calligraphy painting art wall silk scroll!
Typical Gallery Price: $150.00
Your Price:$79.88
Approximate Measurements:
Length of Silk Scroll: 52.6" (133cm)
Width of Wooden Scroll Roller: 18.6" (47cm)
It consists of eight characters, pronounced ‘qiān lǐ zhī xíng，shǐ yú zú xià’. Its literal meaning is ‘A thousand-li journey begins with the first step’ in English.
This proverb originates from Laozi, famous philosopher in ancient Chinese. He argues that problems should be tackled before occurring, and governing a country should prevent those minor troubles from happening. His theory is based on the natural phenomenon as the big trees that fill the span of a man's arms are from a little seedling, hath pace with nine floors is built by laying bricks or stones, travel route with thousands of miles begins with the first step. So the highest eminence is to be gained step by step as long as you take action and make practice seriously, prudentially, and little by little.
Vertically, on the side next to the main characters.
Note:
Firstly, this looks best with selections that have multiple characters. Secondly,
these are Chinese calendar and writer, it could add an inscription such as a special
wish or salutation.
Chinese Calligraphy Style
English: Running Script
Mandarin: Xingshu
More about Chinese characters, Japanese kanji and Chinese calligraphy styles
This "the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step" Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll artwork is created by
our talented disabled calligraphers.
The disabled artist, Mr. Wang, has sat in a wheelchair
more than 30 years after a catastrophic accident during fieldwork left him
paralyzed from the waist down. Master Wang was gracefully moving and pausing his
brush that can be mesmerizing, and there is one of his artworks on display here.
When I first saw a person without hands who could
not only write but also became a good calligrapher, I was shocked!
