kanji - Thousand Character Classic - Tensho - Two-Tone Coffee Mug

千字文 (Senjimon / せんじもん / The Thousand Character Classic) was used in ancient China as a textbook for Chinese characters and a model for calligraphy. That was conveyed to Japan. for more information : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_Character_Classic ＊This is the 篆書(てんしょ / Tensho) of 西川春洞 (にしかわ　しゅんどう / Nishikawa Shundō) , a master of calligraphy who was active during the Meiji and Taisho periods. ＊Note : The characters are reconstructed and vectorized from the National Diet Library Digital Collections data, and they are not accurately reproduced. ＊The meaning of Chinese poetry : 天地玄黃(てんち　げんこう/ tenchi genkō) 宇宙洪荒(うちゅう　こうこう/ uchū kōkō) Heaven is dark and the earth is yellow, the universe is wide and vast. ＊日月盈昃(じつげつ　えいしょく/ jitsugetsu eishoku) 辰宿列張(しんしゅく　れっちょう/ shinsyuku retchō) The sun leans to the west, and the moon rises and falls. Constellations spread in rows.