Yuanjing Sheng: Official Script Square Inscription (Li Shu / 隶书）

ARTIST: Yuangjing Sheng

This piece of artwork is an original creation by Sheng.

万树江边杏，新开一夜风。
满园深浅色，照在绿波中。
Countless apricot trees by the river,
Blossoming with the night wind.
Colors of varying depths fill the garden,
Reflecting in the green waves.

This poem is from the Tang Dynasty, written by Wang Ya, titled "Two Spring Songs: The First." It expresses the poet's delightful mood while out on a spring excursion. In a riverside garden planted with myriad apricot trees, a night breeze prompts the blossoms to unfold. The apricot flowers, with varying shades, cast their colors upon the crystalline spring water. The blossoms imbue the river, and the river moistens the flowers. Along the riverbank, a forest of apricot blossoms; in the water, shadows of apricot flowers. They complement each other, enhancing the richness of spring, creating an atmosphere of intensified beauty!

Shen is a pioneering figure in contemporary Chinese calligraphy highly esteemed by prominent Chinese painting and calligraphy auction houses.As a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, Committee Member of the Kaishu Commission of Yunnan Calligraphers Association, and Society Member of Jinghua Seal Society, Sheng brings a wealth of expertise to his craft. Currently based in Kunming and teaching at Yunnan University, he has previously served as a judge for national calligraphy competitions. With numerous awards and over a hundred exhibitions in national competitions, Sheng specializes in the imitation and creation of the five script styles (seal, clerical, cursive, running, regular), as well as the imitation and creation of ancient seals, Qin and Han dynasty seals, and various school styles. Additionally, he conducts research on calligraphy history, calligraphy appreciation, and calligraphy aesthetics.