and in the Beijing Youth & Middle-aged Calligraphy and Seal Carving Exhibition celebrating the 20th National Congress
Size:17 × 34 cm × 36 7/10 × 13 2/5 in × 3
where gulls and herons glide
form steady relationships
Flowing ink lines echo mountain streams and wind through pine—imbuing each character with a poetic resonance
“Returning to the Countryside, Part One”Small Regular Script by Zhang Lei Righteousness and in the Beijing YouthDescription: This piece features Returning to the Countryside, Part One by Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, rendered in small regular script by Zhang Lei from Beijing, China. The calligraphy is presented in an elegant fan shaped layout, emphasizing harmony between poetry and brushwork. Excerpt translation:From youth, unsuited to worldly airs, my nature has always loved the hills and mountains. By mistake, I fell into the dusty net, and for