New Members Squish Posted November 14, 2013 at 05:50 AM New Members Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 at 05:50 AM Hi everyoneJust wondering if anyone can give me some insight as to what these two scrolls say? I'm curious as to what the different parts of writing mean, or whether it all works together for one overall meaning?Thanks in advance for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted November 14, 2013 at 08:24 AM Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 at 08:24 AM The first one says 爱神 (ai4 shen2) which means "love god" and the second is 福爱 (fu2 ai4) which is not a combination I see very often. The first character, fu2 means good fortune, blessing or happiness and the second is ai4 which means love. I almost feel that they are kind of christianeze and not "normal" Chinese calligraphy. Especially the second, which I think in context of the first, is referring to kind of an idea of Christian "blessing" and love. Someone with a bit more knowledge may be able to fill in the blanks a bit better though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingo-ling Posted November 14, 2013 at 08:36 AM Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 at 08:36 AM 愛神: "god of love", like Venus, Cupid, or the Old Man Under the Moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted November 14, 2013 at 08:40 AM Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 at 08:40 AM You asked about the different parts of the scroll. The smaller writing on the left hand side, is information about the date/place of writing. The medium font at the bottom of the scrolls are kind of "personal" messages from the artist to the receiver. The first seems to say, "Tony, Happiness" and the second seems to be another name (an li ke si) "____ (name), a life of happiness". The largest letters are the main component of the calligraphy and are what both myself and lingo-ling originally translated for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members 你们能看懂不 Posted November 14, 2013 at 08:54 AM New Members Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 at 08:54 AM the first is 爱神 托尼幸福 （XX葵巳年書於京） the second is 福爱 爱丽克思一生幸福（XX葵巳年書於京） XX mean I can't know it the scroll mean best wishs for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted November 14, 2013 at 09:18 AM Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 at 09:18 AM 爱丽克思 - Alex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Squish Posted November 14, 2013 at 11:36 AM Author New Members Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 at 11:36 AM Wow you guys are awesome, thank you for all the responses! They were done for my sister and I overseas and I wanted to get them checked. The names are correct, Tony and Alex. Thank you guys so much for the help, much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingo-ling Posted November 14, 2013 at 04:09 PM Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 at 04:09 PM 葵巳年書於京 "Written* in Beijing in 2013" * or "calligraphed", if that's a word 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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