<p>The characters from right to left read &quot;<strong>蓬萊仙境</strong>&quot; - the island of immortals.</p>

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2023-04-30T10:24:05.713Z
That’s 青島「貝」雕 (shell engraving)
dROOOze
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@dROOOze You are correct. Thanks.
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<p>I’m not even entirely sure this is Chinese versus Japanese. But I’ve come into possession of a massive (11x5 ft) piece of Asian art, and would like to translate the calligraphy as I suspect it relates to the landscape/scene that is portrayed in the picture. See image below and thanks for any help!</p>
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Chinese characters(?) on very cool piece of old art
# Chinese characters(?) on very cool piece of old art

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-04-29)

I’m not even entirely sure this is Chinese versus Japanese. But I’ve come into possession of a massive (11x5 ft) piece of Asian art, and would like to translate the calligraphy as I suspect it relates to the landscape/scene that is portrayed in the picture. See image below and thanks for any help!

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/FoStY.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/FoStY.jpg)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/BTSXh.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/BTSXh.jpg)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-04-29. Score: 2

The characters from right to left read "**蓬萊仙境**" - the island of immortals.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: That’s 青島「貝」雕 (shell engraving)  
> **username_1**: @username_2 You are correct. Thanks.  

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