Chinese watercolours Archives - Maritime Jay https://maritimejay.com/colours/chinese-watercolours/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:33:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://maritimejay.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-gulls-blue-sq-32x32.jpg Chinese watercolours Archives - Maritime Jay https://maritimejay.com/colours/chinese-watercolours/ 32 32 Impossible Challenge https://maritimejay.com/product/r2603-009/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:31:15 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=7567 蚍蜉撼树 (pífú hàn shù)
"An ant tries to shake a tree."
Usually means taking on an impossible challenge.

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]]> The Perfect Night https://maritimejay.com/product/r2601-006/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:19:40 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=7563 Huā qián yuè xià (花前月下) "Before flowers, under the moon".

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]]> Still remain https://maritimejay.com/product/r2601-005/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:41:01 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=7560 There is another chengyu
松菊犹存 (sōng jú yóu cún)
“The pine and chrysanthemum still remain”
That implies integrity and character preserved despite change or decline

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]]> Dotted Owl https://maritimejay.com/product/r2601-003/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:15:32 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=7551 Actually, I quite dote on owls.

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]]> Herald`s Spring https://maritimejay.com/product/r2508-016/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:03:01 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=6097 Hear, hear! Spring is here!

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]]> Swallows dance https://maritimejay.com/product/r2508-013/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:08:04 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=6084 燕舞蝶啼 [yàn wǔ dié tí] “swallows dance and butterflies cries”

There is a famous chengyu about Spring: 燕舞莺歌 [yàn wǔ yīng gē] – “swallows dance and orioles sing,”

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]]> The Stormy Petrel https://maritimejay.com/product/r2508-010/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:49:25 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=6072 "...like a streak of sable lightning."

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]]> Imperfection https://maritimejay.com/product/r2508-009/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:45:13 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=6068 "The open ensō symbolize imperfection, openness and the beauty of becoming"

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]]> Brevity https://maritimejay.com/product/r2508-007/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:31:08 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=6060 or "Two strokes, endless wisdom"
Technically, not exactly two, but those are minor details.

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]]> Joy amid Hardships (blots) https://maritimejay.com/product/r2508-006/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:20:29 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=6054 More abstract version of this picture

In the East, nothing is without meaning—often two at once. Symbolism pervades everything.
Winter Sweet (腊梅 làméi) and Titmouse (山雀 shānquè) are often used for chengyu
傲雪凌霜 [ào xuě líng shuāng ]— Proud amid snow and frost.

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