“Climbing High” in Cursive Script by Sun Wenjia

This original calligraphy piece, “Climbing High”, is handwritten in Cursive Script by Chinese calligrapher Sun Wenjia on square-format Xuan paper.
The ink flows with intensity and rhythm, capturing the emotional grandeur of Du Fu’s timeless poetry.
Unframed and in its raw form, this piece invites collectors to choose their preferred presentation — whether as a traditional hanging scroll or a framed artwork.
This unique piece evokes the beauty of nature and the melancholy of autumn, masterfully conveyed through expressive brushwork.

Cursive Script
“Climbing High”
by Du Fu, Tang Dynasty

Size: 69 × 69 cm ｜ 27 4/25 × 27 4/25 in

Artwork Interpretation:

The wind is fierce, the sky is vast, apes wail in sorrow past.
Clear are the islets where sand is white, as birds wheel and turn in flight.
Boundless, leaves fall rustling down,
Endless, the Yangtze River flows on.

This excerpt is from the classic poem “Climbing High” by Du Fu, often hailed as the “Sage of Poetry” in Chinese literature.
Sun’s bold cursive captures the poem’s epic tone — a sweeping meditation on time, nature, and longing.