"Drinking Alone Under the Moon" Small Regular Script by Meng Jiaru Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE | August 2024

Description:
This work features Li Bai’s famous Tang Dynasty poem “Drinking Alone Under the Moon.” Written in small regular script (Xiaokai) by Meng Jiaru, the calligraphy displays meticulous brush control and refined structure, reflecting both elegance and scholarly grace. The poem depicts the poet’s solitude, his companionship with the moon and his shadow, and his transcendence through wine and imagination.

• Excerpt Translation:
  “Among the flowers with a pot of wine,
  I drink alone without a companion.
  I raise my cup and invite the bright moon,
  Together with my shadow we become three.”

• Script: Small Regular Script (Xiaokai).

• Dimensions: 48 × 69 cm (21 2/3 × 27 4/5 in).

• Artist: Meng Jiaru, from Baishan, Jilin, China. Member of Jilin Calligraphers Association, Vice Chairman of Baishan Calligraphers Association, and Deputy Director of Baishan Library. Awarded the title “Eight Young Calligraphy Talents of Jilin Province” by Jilin Collectors Association. His works have been exhibited nationwide and received multiple first prizes in provincial and municipal exhibitions.

One-of-a-kind original handwritten calligraphy work. Unframed.