“The Long Song” — Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Yanjun, Age 7 Nature Imagery Awarded multiple times in national

Awarded multiple times in national and provincial calligraphy exhibitions

Annotated Centenary Poetry Collection of Grandfather

expresses an elegant sentiment about friendship and poetry

is set on warm-toned paper and accompanied by a traditional portrait of a court lady

This original calligraphy work by Li Wei is a faithful tracing of Mi Fu’s “Zijin Inkstone Scroll” (《紫金砚帖》)

“The Long Song” — Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Yanjun, Age 7 Nature Imagery Awarded multiple times in nationalThis hard pen calligraphy piece by Chen Yanjun, a 7 year old student from Beijing, presents the Han dynasty yuefu poem Chang Ge Xing (The Long Song). Through neat, square script characters arranged on a traditional grid, the child renders a timeless reflection on youth, diligence, and the fleeting nature of time: Youth is like the morning dew upon green herbs. Spring sunshine brings life to all things. But autumn comes, and leaves wither So why not