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We have many options to create artwork with Eternal Life characters on a wall scroll or portrait.
If you want to create a cool Ever-Lasting Life Asian character tattoo, you can purchase that here:
Asian / Chinese / Japanese Tattoo Image Service
...and we'll give you many tattoo image templates of the ancient Asian symbols that express the idea of Eternal Life / Ever-Lasting Life.
Mandarin: yǒng shēng
Japanese: eisei
Korean: 영생
These are the last two words from John 3:16 in the Chinese Union Bible.
Although not specifically Christian, this is the way to express ever-lasting life or eternal life in Chinese.
In Japanese this can either mean eternal life or immortality.
See Also... Eternity | Rebirth | Reincarnation | Immortality
Mandarin: lái shì
Japanese: rai-se
Korean: 내세
This word can be used in many different ways. It is often used to express the next life (life in heaven or wherever your soul is bound for). So it does have a religious overtone. However, it can also be used to express your life in the future - perhaps during your present lifetime. It can also be translated as "the next world", "the next generation", "the time that is to come", "otherworld", or simply "posterity".
See Also... Eternity | Rebirth | Reincarnation | Immortality
A wish for a long and prosperous life
Mandarin: fú rú dōng hǎi shòu bǐ nán shān
This is a phrase that means "May you have good fortune as great as the eastern oceans, and may your life last as long as the southern mountains".
In ancient Chinese mythology, the eastern oceans and southern mountains are where God resides (basically it is the same as saying "heaven"). So it's like saying, "May your good fortune and life be as vast as the heavens".
There is also a longer, 14-character version of this phrase. Also, this can be cut into two scrolls (with half the phrase on each side - great for hanging on either side of a doorway). Just let me know if you'd like a special version (there is an additional cost).
Mandarin: cháng shòu
Japanese: chouju
Korean: 장수
Used as a noun, this word means "longevity" or "the ability to live long". It can also be an adjective meaning "long lived".
Please note that Japanese use a simplified version of the second character of longevity - it also happens to be the same simplification used in mainland China. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese/Simplified version of this two-character longevity calligraphy.
(simple version)
Mandarin: shòu
Japanese: ju / kotobuki
Korean: 수
Can be defined as "long life" or "longevity" in the simplest form.Please note that Japanese use a simplified version of this character - it also happens to be the same simplification used in mainland China. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese/Simplified version.
Wall scroll artwork shown on this page is priced as follows:
1 character $29.88 each
2-3 characters $39.88 each
5-10 characters $59.88 each
After you select your calligraphy, our website will take you through the process of customizing your artwork.
Options for other mounting such as portraits are available for $13 less.
We also offer the services of a famous master calligrapher for a $40 fee on any scroll if you are looking for investment-quality calligraphy.
If you chose our famous master-calligrapher, you also get more choices for silk and paper colors and the option for larger artwork.
All of our calligraphy is completely done by hand in the ancient way.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to our art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Therefore, allow at least 3 weeks for delivery from the time you place your order.
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
Prices for
custom wall scrolls
shown on this page:
Single-Character:
USD $29.88
GBP £18.01
EUR €20.10
CAD $32.01
AUS $32.64
2-3 Characters:
USD $39.88
GBP £24.04
EUR €26.83
CAD $42.73
AUS $43.56
5-10 Characters:
USD $59.88
GBP £36.10
EUR €40.29
CAD $64.15
AUS $65.41
Customizations that you select may raise or lower the price.
The scroll that I am holding in this picture is a "regular size"
4-character wall scroll.
As you can see, it is a great size to hang on your wall.
(We also offer custom wall scrolls in larger sizes)
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
The following table is only helpful for those studying Chinese (or Japanese), and perhaps helps search engines to find this page when someone enters Romanized Chinese or Japanese
| Title | Characters Simplified Traditional |
Japanese Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Hanyu-Pinyin (Romanized Chinese) | |||
| Eternal Life / Everlasting Life / Immortality | 永生 永生 | eisei | yǒng shēng yong sheng | yong3 sheng1 yongsheng | ||
| Eternal Life / Future Life | 来世 來世 | rai-se | lái shì lai shi | lai2 shi4 laishi | ||
| Longevity / Long Life Wishes | 福如东海寿比南山 福如東海壽比南山 | n/a | fú rú dōng hǎi shòu bǐ nán shān fu ru dong hai shou bi nan shan | fu2 ru2 dong1 hai3 shou4 bi3 nan2 shan1 furudonghaishoubinanshan | ||
| Longevity / Long Life | 长寿 長壽 | chouju choju | cháng shòu chang shou | chang2 shou4 changshou | ||
| Longevity / Long Life | 寿 壽 | ju / kotobuki ju/kotobuki | shòu shou | shou4 shou | ||
| If you have not set up your computer to display Chinese, the characters in this table probably look like empty boxes or random text garbage.
This is why we spent hundreds of hours making images so that you could view the characters in the "Eternal Life / Ever-Lasting Life" listings above. If you want your Windows computer to be able to display Chinese characters you can either head to your Regional and Language options in your Win XP control panel, select the [Languages] tab and click on [Install files for East Asian Languages]. This task will ask for your Win XP CD to complete in most cases. If you don't have your Windows XP CD, or are running Windows 98, you can also download/run the simplified Chinese font package installer from Microsoft which works independently with Win 98, ME, 2000, and XP. It's a 2.5MB download, so if you are on dial up, start the download and go make a sandwich. | ||||||
All custom calligraphy items are made-to-order in our little Beijing artwork-mounting workshop.
Normal delivery isjust over 3 weeksfor these handmade items.
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