<p>I’m a french man who bought a nice chinese caligraphy years ago.
Unfortunately I’m not able to understand it and don’t even know which direction I should display</p>
<p>Can anyone help me?
What is the meaning? Who is the artist?</p>
<p>Thanks for your support
Nicolas
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2023-01-25T17:40:27.420Z
only 柳 and 道 are clearly readable
Tang Ho
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2023-01-26T00:22:27.030Z
might be kanji, japanese related?
水巷孑蠻
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2023-01-26T08:41:12.417Z
Thanks guys. So this is not chinese but japanese. @水巷孑蠻 what is "kanji"?
nikau
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2023-01-26T08:45:26.843Z
it means "Han characters". It is written in Japanese by using the same characters as in traditional Chinese. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji
水巷孑蠻
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2023-04-19T06:11:12.877Z
And obviously, the orientation of the picture is right.
Y. zeng
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Caligraphy meaning
# Caligraphy meaning

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-25)

I’m a french man who bought a nice chinese caligraphy years ago.
Unfortunately I’m not able to understand it and don’t even know which direction I should display

Can anyone help me?
What is the meaning? Who is the artist?

Thanks for your support
Nicolas
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Y5X6Q.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Y5X6Q.jpg)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: only 柳 and 道 are clearly readable  
> **username_2**: might be kanji, japanese related?  
> **username_0**: Thanks guys. So this is not chinese but japanese. @username_2 what is "kanji"?  
> **username_2**: it means "Han characters". It is written in Japanese by using the same characters as in traditional Chinese. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji  
> **username_3**: And obviously, the orientation of the picture is right.  

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