Gain Knowledge Quote Analects of Confucius Calligraphy Scroll :

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This Phrase from the Analects of Confucius calligraphy wall scroll is 100% hand-painted by our disabled artist.

Typical Gallery Price: $120.00
Your price: $69.88

Approximate Measurements:
Length of Silk Scroll: 52.6" (132cm)
Width of Wooden Scroll Roller: 16.8" (43cm)

wenguerzhixin

It consists of five characters, pronounced ‘wēn gù ér zhī xīn’. Its literal meaning is to gain new knowledge by reviewing old in English. This phrase originates from the sentence ‘He who by reviewing the old can gain knowledge of the new and is fit to be a teacher’, which is in the Analects of Confucius. Confucian said that if a person wants to be a qualified teacher, he or she should read a large mount of classic books, review what he has learned, through which he or she will gain new idea or realization. And additionally, he or she should further absorb new knowledge and reach a state of well digested completely understood.

About Confucius Chinese philosophy, Ancient philosophy, Full name: Kong Qiu, Born: September 28, 551 BC Qufu, China, Died: 479 BC Qufu, China, School/tradition: Founder of Confucianism, Main interests: Moral philosophy, Social philosophy, Ethics. Notable ideas: Confucianism

Chinese Calligraphy Style
English: Official Script / Clerical Script
Mandarin: Lishu
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This Phrase from the Analects of Confucius calligraphy scroll artwork is created by the disabled calligrapher Master Wang, who is one of the most prominent handicapped calligraphers in China. Large amount of works have been collected.

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.