Aren't These Chinese & Japanese Characters Art?

There are many complicated writings in Chinese characters and Japanese Kanji. Below are sample of these picturesque writings, which are like a miniature paintings themselves:


せい sei - fresh [consists of three characters of fish]


しょう　shou - large group of horses traveling in a line [consists of three characters of horses]


(unknown meaning) [consists of three characters of horses above a wood]


Nàng, poor enunciation due to snuffle


Zhé, (unknown meaning) [consists of four characters of dragons]


Daito and means footsteps of a dragon (Japanese) [consists of three characters of clouds above three dragons]


Zhèng (unknown meaning) [consists of four characters of prosperous]


Mó, Devil which sees and consumes a persons heart



ハキマ (unknown meaning)




藻が色 (unknown meaning)



Ouichiza, [79 strokes]


A crazy character I personally saw in use is the one below, which describes a kind of noodles:


Biáng, a kind of noodles