“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 Han Binsheng a 9-year-old student from Beijing

a 9-year-old student from Beijing

I lament the parting of a kindred soul

The combination of rhythmic brushwork and hand-carved ceramic seals embodies a harmony of permanence and personal emotion

Pointing to red dots among the clouds

holder of the highest level (Level 10) in Chinese Calligraphy Proficiency Certification

“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 Han Binsheng a 9-year-old student from BeijingDescription: 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