“Prelude to Water Melody” Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Xiran Traditional Painting and Calligraphy and poetic inspiration

and poetic inspiration

calligrapher and Cultural Exchange Chair of Yujian Academy

Description :This delicate piece is a round fan-style calligraphy work featuring Zhou Dunyi’s classic essay On Loving the Lotus

Zhang’s interpretation employs a modern yet refined Zhuan style

sweeping strokes and dignified structure

“Prelude to Water Melody” Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Xiran Traditional Painting and Calligraphy and poetic inspirationDescriptionThis hard pen calligraphy work was created by Chen Xiran from Beijing, China. The piece presents Su Shis famous ci poem Prelude to Water Melody (Shui Diao Ge Tou), written during the Mid Autumn Festival. In regular script (Kaishu), the writing is steady and elegant, capturing the philosophical tone of the poem, which contemplates the moon, human joy and sorrow, and the eternal passage of time. The poem remains one of the most celebrated