“Observations in Dubai” — Cursive Script by Man Wendou Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE | August 2024 Chinese Landscape “Through joy and sorrow

“Through joy and sorrow

leisure days are few

“In the ninth year of the Yonghe era

Ma Dingbin is a member of the Gansu Calligraphers Association and the author of A Study of the Calligraphy of the Six Eminent Officials of the Late Qing Dynasty

written during the Mid-Autumn Festival

“Observations in Dubai” — Cursive Script by Man Wendou Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE | August 2024 Chinese Landscape “Through joy and sorrowDescription: This cursive script calligraphy work by Man Wendou from Shandong, China, features his original poem Observations in Dubai. With vivid brushstrokes and bold expression, the poem captures the authors impressions of Dubai's rapid development and cultural elegance, from wind towers to oil wealth, luxury cars to Palm Island. Written in a free flowing cursive hand, Mans composition reveals both structural discipline and spontaneous movement.