Tiger Calligraphy
by Oiyee At Oystudio
Title
Tiger Calligraphy
Artist
Oiyee At Oystudio
Medium
Painting - Chinese Ink
Description
This is my wild grass calligraphy for "tiger". It's done for someone who was born in the Year of the Tiger.
The Years of the Tiger are 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998 and 2010.
Chinese writing dates back to over 5000 years ago. Chinese characters evolved from pictographs to more abstract ideograms to the modern-day character, which bears a slight resemblance to its pictographic origins. The characters are divided into 3 main categories : pictographs , ideograms , phonograms.
"Tiger" 虎 is a pictograph. The original oracle bone script is a rough drawing of the animal. Here is my interpretation. You can see the head of the tiger at the top, the stripes in the middle, and the crouching body and tail at the bottom right.
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October 7th, 2013
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Comments (20)
Oiyee At Oystudio
A big thank you to the buyer from Seattle, Washington. Hope you will enjoy my art. New Year greetings from Oiyee at Oystudio.com
EMONA Art
Your ink calligraphies are always a marvel, Oiyee!!! This one is another beauty, so original and stylish, just love it! f,v&g+
Sharon Burger
beautiful Oiyee, this would be a perfect wall hanging for anyone born in the year of the tiger, even on the wall of a newborn... great work...v/f