一山还有一山高
There Is Always A Taller Mountain Elsewhere
This piece of wood attracted me right away when I found it. It was actually one of four slats mounted on two cross rails. I like it because the grain on this piece of wood ressembles a scene of mountains, each being taller than the other. This perfectly reminds me of a chinese idiom:一山还有一山高 - which tells us to be humble as there is always someone out there who is better than us.
The seven characters are, 一山还有一山高. In chinese phonetic, they are pronounced as 'yi-shan-hai-you-yi-shan-gao'.
There is an interesting fact about the way this verse was written. The first and fifth character 一(yi) are actually variations of a same word, which means 'one'. Again, the second and the sixth character 山(shan) are also a same word, 'mountain', written in two different styles. I love chinese!
posted by Pearly Ting @ 7:28 PM
2 Comments:
R there many like-minded people who appreciate such art like yourself? Hmm... i wonder... i think u certainly need tons of "Cheena" art cells to appreciate such stuff :)
Selecting the characters is a time consuming job in itself. Pearly has books showing variations for all Chinese characters from modern to ancient times. She brush strokes these over and over to get the shape just right, then traces those on the wood for quidelines to the carving. I think people who appreciate art and creativity will appreciate all artistic mediums.
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