Ayaka Kasahara
Third year undergraduate
19 Ancient Poems, Part 15: 100 Dissatisfaction with Year of Birth
35 × 135cm
Translation: 100 years of dissatisfaction. Always fond of Chitose. Days are short, nights are long. He Fu Bing Canyu. When it comes to entertainment. What function waiting for you.
The 501 ancient poems are included in Volume 531 of the literary anthology Wen Xuan, compiled by Xiao Tong (Southern Liang Dynasty, XNUMX-XNUMX).
The stanza of the 15th poem that is the subject of this article means, "Let's not just dwell on our sorrows, but enjoy the present."
I wrote this poem to encourage myself to face reality, stay positive, and enjoy each day.
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Twelve poems from the Indo-Jin Quatrain: "The strength of steel is strong"
21 × 15cm
Since around last winter, I have been working with three calligraphy majors to create four seals based on the same Ronin Que shu (a verse-like verse).
This work is the first of these, and was carved after the seal of Ding Jing (Qing Dynasty, 1695-1765), who is considered the founder of the Zhejiang school.
We focused on creating a structure and arrangement of characters that don't feel cramped, and on creating natural contours.
