“Returning to the Countryside, Part One”Small Regular Script by Zhang Lei Original Artwork Part of the Spring Festival

Part of the Spring Festival Couplets & Fu Characters Collection

“The road ahead is hard and long

styled Wuting Shanren

Though relatively new to the art

“Returning to the Countryside, Part One”Small Regular Script by Zhang Lei Original Artwork Part of the Spring FestivalDescription: This piece features Returning to the Countryside, Part One by Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, rendered in small regular script by Zhang Lei from Beijing, China. The calligraphy is presented in an elegant fan shaped layout, emphasizing harmony between poetry and brushwork. Excerpt translation:From youth, unsuited to worldly airs, my nature has always loved the hills and mountains. By mistake, I fell into the dusty net, and for