form steady relationships
Size:17 × 34 cm × 36 7/10 × 13 2/5 in × 3
Flowing ink lines echo mountain streams and wind through pine—imbuing each character with a poetic resonance
Beijing Calligraphers Association
DescriptionThis running script couplet by Guo Zhizhen reads: "After enlightenment
“Returning to the Countryside, Part One”Small Regular Script by Zhang Lei Righteousness form steady relationshipsDescription: 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