3strokes4abird Archives - Maritime Jay https://maritimejay.com/product-tag/3strokes4abird/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:38:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://maritimejay.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-gulls-blue-sq-32x32.jpg 3strokes4abird Archives - Maritime Jay https://maritimejay.com/product-tag/3strokes4abird/ 32 32 Owl and Bat https://maritimejay.com/product/r2603-010/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:38:12 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=7572 It's not just a simple owl and the simplest bat. It's "Wisdom stands watch while Fortune sleeps." In Chinese culture, a bat 蝠 [fú] symbolizes good fortune 福 [fú] .

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]]> Simple Brush Strokes. Part… https://maritimejay.com/product/r2601-002/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:08:17 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=7548 Still trying to perfect.
Still far from ideal.

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]]> Snow Fairy https://maritimejay.com/product/r2601-001/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:53:02 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=7543 ...fairytale of Love
Meanwhile, in Japan these birds called Shima-enaga - シマエナガ.
shima (島 / シマ) — island
enaga (柄長 / エナガ) — literally “long handle”.

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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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]]> A Horse https://maritimejay.com/product/r2508-011/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:54:45 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=6076 All pictures improve with a story. Some, however, demand a title as well—otherwise, you might end up wondering if it’s a horse… or a very confused dog. :)))

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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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]]> A Lady with a collar https://maritimejay.com/product/r2508-008/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:26:29 +0000 https://maritimejay.com/?post_type=product&p=6064 2025

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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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