Struggle and Live Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

This is not a Print!

This 'Struggle and Live' Western Philosophy Words / Quote calligraphy artwork scroll is 100% hand-painted by our famous Chinese disabled artist.

Typical Gallery Price: $150.00
Your price: $79.88

About 'Struggle and Live' Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll Artwork

Approximate Measurements:
Length of Silk Scroll: 52.6" (133cm)
Width of Wooden Scroll Roller: 22.1" (56cm)

Consists of eight characters were pronounced ‘shēng mìng bu zhi, fèn dòu bu xi’. Its meaning is ‘Cease to struggle and you cease to live.’ in English It came from Thomas Carlyle, who was a Scot essayist and historian. During his lifetime he became one of the world's greatest writers.

About Thomas Carlyle

Born: 4 December 1795(1795-12-04) Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland1
Died: 5 February 1881 (aged 85) London, England
Occupation: Essayist, Satirist, Historian
Literary movement: Victorian literature, Romanticism

About Talented Disabled Artist Shouxing Wang

Shouxing Wang, who lives with paralysis from the waist down, is an accomplished disabled Chinese calligrapher of traditional Chinese brush calligraphy, thought of as the highest form of art in China and widely practiced and revered in Sinophere. Being confined to a wheelchair in a small village in Eastern China for decades, Shouxing has been determined to teach and establish himself as a great Chinese calligrapher.

"Initially, practicing calligraphy lifted me out of the pain of losing legs, brought me consolation and gave me courage to face various difficulties in life, and I found new hopes. Now I believe in my future and I shall work harder and promote the calligraphy art form." he said. When he was interviewed by journalists with famous media and asked what it was like to practice calligraphy these years.

Shouxing writes with a brush, ink and an inkstone (used to mix the ink) on rice paper and is versed in all the five main scripts of Chinese characters: seal script (zhuanshu), clerical script (lishu), semi-cursive or running script (xingshu), cursive or grass scrip (caoshu) and regular script (kaishu).

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