Learn how the name Mary is written in Chinese and Japanese. Decorate your home with a cool wall scroll that says Mary.
聖母 is the title for the Holy Mother, Madonna, or Virgin Mary used by Catholic Chinese, Korean, and Japanese people.
I think this would be a very cool wall scroll for a devout Catholic who also appreciates Asian artwork and language.
Note: Koreans often put a third character after these two, which creates a title that means “Hail Mary”; however, this character is not added or used in the same way in Japanese or Chinese. If you want that Korean title, just let me know, and we'll add that character for you. The two-character title shown to the left is universal, so I think it's the best choice.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Holy Mother Saint Mary | 聖母 圣母 | seibo | shèng mǔ / sheng4 mu3 / sheng mu / shengmu | |
Mary | 瑪麗 玛丽 | mǎ lì / ma3 li4 / ma li / mali | ||
Mary | メアリー | mearii / meari | ||
Mary-Grace | 瑪麗格雷斯 玛丽格雷斯 | mǎ lì gé léi sī ma3 li4 ge2 lei2 si1 ma li ge lei si maligeleisi | ma li ko lei ssu malikoleissu |
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Mary-Grace | メアリーグレース | meariigureesu meariguresu | ||
Mary-Lou | 瑪麗璐 玛丽璐 | mǎ lì lù ma3 li4 lu4 ma li lu malilu | ||
Mary-Rose | 瑪麗羅斯 玛丽罗斯 | mǎ lì luó sī ma3 li4 luo2 si1 ma li luo si maliluosi | ma li lo ssu malilossu |
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Mary-Rose | メアリーローズ | meariiroozu mearirozu | ||
Mary-Ann | 瑪麗安 玛丽安 | mǎ lì ān ma3 li4 an1 ma li an malian | ||
Mary-Ann | メアリーアン | meariian / mearian | ||
Mary-Jane | 瑪麗簡 玛丽简 | mǎ lì jiǎn ma3 li4 jian3 ma li jian malijian | ma li chien malichien |
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Mary-Jane | マライジェーン | maraijeen / maraijen | ||
Mary-Kate | 瑪麗凱特 玛丽凯特 | mǎ lì kǎi tè ma3 li4 kai3 te4 ma li kai te malikaite | ma li k`ai t`e malikaite ma li kai te |
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Mary-Kate | メアリーケート | mearii keito meariikeito meari keito | ||
Mary-Lou | メアリールー | mearii ruu / meariiruu / meari ru | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.