“Prelude to Water Melody” Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Xiran self-cultivation a 10-year-old calligraphy student from

a 10-year-old calligraphy student from Beijing

celebrates calligraphy as an intangible cultural heritage that bridges the ancient and the modern

This is a handmade original calligraphy piece

Outshining the spring scenery

carries a sense of elegance and youthful clarity

“Prelude to Water Melody” Hard-Pen Calligraphy by Chen Xiran self-cultivation a 10-year-old calligraphy student fromDescriptionThis 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