“Drinking and Teasing Lu Shaoqing on the Ninth Day” in Clerical Script by Zhai Xilong

Description :
This refined calligraphy artwork features Su Shi’s (Su Dongpo) poetic masterpiece “On the Ninth Day on the Boat, Seeing Lu Shaoqing Drinking in Youmei Hall and Teasing Him with a Poem” rendered in Clerical Script (Li Shu) by artist Zhai Xilong from Shandong, China. The poem humorously reflects on friendship, nostalgia, and the loneliness of separation during the Double Ninth Festival, a day traditionally reserved for reunion.

Excerpt Translation:

Pointing to red dots among the clouds, music surrounds the purple-bearded man.
Who would know that the wine-loving guest of Dragon Mountain,
Now rests alone in a single fishing boat.
The beaded curtain rolls back the fading light,
The sound of jade pendants fades with incense.
From afar I know Tongde is feeling quite desolate,
With hair in a bun, she sits silent, lamenting my delay.

Original Poem (Chinese):
指点云间数点红，笙歌正拥紫髯翁。
谁知爱酒龙山客，却在渔舟一叶中。
西阁珠帘卷落晖，水沉烟断佩声微。
遥知通德凄凉甚，拥髻无言怨未归。

Calligraphy Style:
Clerical Script ( Li Shu)

Dimensions:
138 × 69 cm
(54 1/3 × 27 4/25 in)

About the Artist:

• Zhai Xilong, Xintai, Shandong, China

• Member, Calligraphers Association of Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area

• Specializes in Li Shu, favoring expressive structures and balanced strength