“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 Cursive Script Alone it blooms

Alone it blooms

The poem uses the symbol of red beans (hongdou) — often called “seeds of love” — to express deep longing and emotional connection

from Lezhi

Combining imagery of lotus ponds

Dreaming of flying across the Milky Way

“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 Cursive Script Alone it bloomsDescription: 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, Suns work exemplifies the balanced