“A Treatise on Advocating Morality and Lenient Sentencing” Han Slips by Yao Yanxi Dragon Soars Over the Nine Continents Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE | August 2024
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Description:
This calligraphy piece by Yao Yanxi from Gansu, China, faithfully recreates a Han Dynasty bamboo slip text by Lu Wenshu titled A Treatise on Advocating Morality and Lenient Sentencing. The work is rendered in the distinct style of Han slips, echoing the brush rhythm and vertical arrangement of ancient manuscripts. The text promotes humane governance and wise judgment, values that transcend time and cultures.
Yao’s work demonstrates not only technical precision but also an understanding of historical aesthetics. The carefully torn and spliced format enhances the authenticity of the bamboo-slip motif, reminding viewers of the enduring legacy of Chinese legal and moral philosophy.
Text Source:
《尚德缓刑书》 A Treatise on Advocating Morality and Lenient Sentencing
By Lu Wenshu, Han Dynasty
Calligraphy Style:
Han Slip (Bamboo-Slip Style)
Dimensions:
138 × 59 cm
(53 1/3 × 23 1/4 in)
One-of-a-kind original handwritten calligraphy work. Unframed.
About the Artist:
Yao Yanxi is a calligrapher and painter based in Gansu, China. He serves as the Deputy Director of the Cultural Committee of the China Democratic National Construction Association (Minjian) Gansu Branch. He is also a member of the Gansu Calligraphers Association and the Gansu Artists Association, and a specially invited artist at the Jiuquan Art Museum.
His works have been selected for numerous provincial and national exhibitions and have received multiple awards. He also founded and manages Yumotang, a training center dedicated to traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy.