“A Treatise on Advocating Morality and Lenient Sentencing” Han Slips by Yao Yanxi Dragon Soars Over the Nine Continents Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE | August 2024 Wei Jin Style A plum blossom still proudly

A plum blossom still proudly its beauty flings

This bold and expressive cursive script scroll by Jiangsu artist Liu Xiangping presents Tang poet Du Mu’s iconic work “Mountain Walk”:

Liu Yan excerpts lines from the Book of Poetry (Shijing

the piece emphasizes the harmony between heart

Original Chinese Text:结庐在人境，而无车马喧。问君何能尔？心远地自偏。采菊东篱下，悠然见南山。山气日夕佳，飞鸟相与还。

“A Treatise on Advocating Morality and Lenient Sentencing” Han Slips by Yao Yanxi Dragon Soars Over the Nine Continents Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE | August 2024 Wei Jin Style A plum blossom still proudlyDescription: This calligraphy piece by Yao Yanxi from Gansu, China, faithfully recreates a Han Dynasty bamboo slip text by Lu Wenshu titled A Treatise on Advocating Morality and Lenient Sentencing. The work is rendered in the distinct style of Han slips, echoing the brush rhythm and vertical arrangement of ancient manuscripts. The text promotes humane governance and wise judgment, values that transcend time and cultures. Yaos work demonstrates not