2009 Frito-Lay Headquarter Year of Ox Party & Chinese Calligraphy (4)

[BroMatthias]

oh i have never seen this 8-like section header. What was that?

五手裏剣

[artvirtue]

I chose 樂 (happy / lè) and 古 (ancient / gǔ) as a close phonetic translation for the guy.

The bottom part of 樂 is 木 (wood) which is also its section header. In seal scripts, the two diagonal strokes of 木 are closely connected to the vertical and horizontal strokes; while in clerical scripts and some people's personal handwriting habits, the two strokes are written separately from the vertical and horizontal strokes. (They are not "eight").

Thanks for the question.

[smilingmatthias]

I see!

I forgot the translation btw ;)

樂 glücklich

古 altertümlich

Be well!

[artvirtue]

Thank you.