“Painting meditates on the West, calligraphy echoes the void” Zhuan Script Couplets by Sun Jinyu Dragon Soars Over the Nine Continents Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE | August 2024
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Description:
This seal script couplet by Sun Jinyu from Hebei, China, explores the philosophical unity of visual and written art forms. The right scroll reads: “Painting meditation seems to grasp the meaning from the West,” and the left scroll reads: “Calligraphy resembles contemplating the sound beyond the void.” This poetic expression evokes the spiritual essence of Zen and Chinese aesthetics.
Executed in zhuan script, Sun’s work exemplifies the balanced symmetry and ancient character structures typical of early Chinese inscriptions. The rounded brushwork and formal elegance reveal not only technical control but also meditative intentionality.
Couplet Text:
畫禪似識西來意
書法如參空外音
Calligraphy Style:
Zhuan Script (Seal Script)
Dimensions:
138 × 34 cm × 2
(53 1/3 × 13 2/5 in × 2)
One-of-a-kind original handwritten calligraphy work. Unframed.
About the Artist:
Sun Jinyu is a member of the China Calligraphy and Painting Artists’ Association, the Chinese Hard-Pen Calligraphy Association, and the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area Calligraphers Association. Based in Zhuozhou, Hebei Province, his works often blend traditional script styles with spiritual or philosophical themes, aiming to express inner clarity and classical harmony.