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Shang Dynasty Bronze |
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View from above of a similar vessel |
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Qing Dynasty Copy in Jade of a Shang Bronze |
A Gwailo's View of Han Zi ! A Blog featuring my experiments with Han Zi and digital typographic art and articles on Chinese derived characters. Also some articles on Chinese characters in general and their use of multiple Asian languages.
Showing posts with label jia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jia. Show all posts
Friday, 26 April 2013
Chinese Ritual Bronzes Series Two - JIA Images
Two Images of JIA type vessels
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Monday, 3 December 2012
Jia Family
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I don't always add extra comments but I wanted to comment on what an extremely useful word this one is both as a noun and a suffix for word building.
The small seal script form shows people under a roof a household and somehow this has changed to also mean a household or lineage of skilled knowledgeable people, artists and schools or style of art in Japan.
If I was translating this word into Latin I would probably use familia from which English derives family because for the ancient Romans your familia was your entire extended household and connections.
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