“A Treatise on Advocating Morality and Lenient Sentencing” Han Slips by Yao Yanxi Dragon Soars Over the Nine Continents Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE | August 2024 Wei Jin Style Liu Yan excerpts lines from

Liu Yan excerpts lines from the Book of Poetry (Shijing

Translation of the poem (by Liu Yuxi

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“A Treatise on Advocating Morality and Lenient Sentencing” Han Slips by Yao Yanxi Dragon Soars Over the Nine Continents Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE | August 2024 Wei Jin Style Liu Yan excerpts lines fromDescription: This calligraphy piece by Yao Yanxi from Gansu, China, faithfully recreates a Han Dynasty bamboo slip text by Lu Wenshu titled A Treatise on Advocating Morality and Lenient Sentencing. The work is rendered in the distinct style of Han slips, echoing the brush rhythm and vertical arrangement of ancient manuscripts. The text promotes humane governance and wise judgment, values that transcend time and cultures. Yaos work demonstrates not