“The River Wide” & “A Happy Hermit” Li Script and Ceramic Seal Carving by Liu Yan Dragon Soars Over the Nine Continents Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE | August 2024 Flower Patterned Paper as symbolized by a solitary

as symbolized by a solitary crane ascending through the clouds

This piece belongs to the “Chu Jian” Collection

Calligraphy Style:Clerical Script (隶书)

invites the viewer to meditate on the passage of time and the warmth of human connection

this work demonstrates both literary sensitivity and early calligraphic discipline

“The River Wide” & “A Happy Hermit” Li Script and Ceramic Seal Carving by Liu Yan Dragon Soars Over the Nine Continents Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE | August 2024 Flower Patterned Paper as symbolized by a solitaryDescription: This unique work integrates traditional Li Script (Clerical Script) calligraphy with poetic translation and ceramic seal carving. Liu Yan excerpts lines from the Book of Poetry (Shijing, Spring and Autumn Period) alongside her own modern English poem, A Happy Hermit, creating a cross cultural dialogue between past and present, East and West. The seals, carved and impressed onto ceramic, include: A seal based on The River Wide A reed could