[mairdie]

Chinese scrolls, like Chinese text, were read from right to left. The painting represents planets and constellations.

[mairdie]

[mairdie]

PING

[KC_Lion]

Very interesting.

Thank You for posting mairdie.

[Openurmind]

They read and play the music backwards too. :)

[YogicCowboy]

Thanks. I have missed your postings.

While I recognize it is no longer stringently observed, I suggest reversing the dating symbol.

A.D. (Anno Domini: In the Year of the/Our Lord) goes before the date, whereas B.C. (Before Christ) goes after it.

Think of the old song by Zager and Evans, “In the Year 2525”; one would not say, “2525 in the Year.” Similarly, one would not say, “540 in the Year of the/Our Lord.”

[ADemocratNoMore]

Wow ! I can't draw a stick figure to save my life. I am in awe of those who can. This is far far more than just a stick figure. I'm guessing that this is a fairly large scroll. The style is very tight and detailed, probably done in ink & to my eye at least it looks like the artist made absolutely NO mistakes ! Likewise, NO mistakes on the written characters. It would be interesting to see how these symbols evolved into kanji or modern Chinese.

Just an idea - I'd like to see what the artist was talking about in his annotations and chop marks, so, take this video, let an AI like Watson look at it and produce an English translation and then tell it to mask out the Chinese characters & replace them with English text. Would also like to see the translation on Wang Ximeng - "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" scroll that you posted last year.

Thanks for making such excellent videos and thanks for sharing them with us !