Monday, November 27, 2023

Calligraphy piece 其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山

In Sunzi's Art of War, there is a phrase "故其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。" (from 孙子·军争).  Takeda Shingen is said to have taken this phrase and used the characters "风林火山" for his war banners, making the phrase "其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山" famous in Japan.
 
I really like this phrase and decided to use it for calligraphy practice, eventually writing this piece.
 
Kind of like it. 😊 

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