Original Chinese Seal Script Calligraphy
Life is filled with disagreements over reputation, wealth, success, and loss. Sometimes, even the smallest dispute can grow into a bitter conflict.
Yet I have always believed that a change of perspective — perhaps even a simple smile — can soften many of these tensions.
An old Chinese poem tells the story of a dispute over a boundary wall. It asks: Why not give up a few feet of land? The Great Wall still stands today, but the First Emperor of Qin is long gone.
To me, these lines express a simple wisdom: what seems so important today may become insignificant with time.
This is why the character 笑 (smile) appears so often in my calligraphy.
In this work, the three characters 堪一笑 suggest that many of life’s troubles, rivalries, and disappointments are, in the end, worth nothing more than a smile.
A smile is not a sign of weakness. Sometimes, it is the quiet strength of knowing what truly matters.
Artwork Details
Artist: Gengxin Chen
Medium: Original Chinese ink calligraphy on paper
Style: Expressive seal script
Artwork size: 33 × 65 cm
Mounted size: 45 × 88 cm
Presentation: Traditional silk damask border
Shipping: Carefully rolled and shipped in a protective tube, ready for framing
One-of-a-kind original artwork
An original work from The Peace of Mind Project.
Original Chinese Seal Script Calligraphy
Life is filled with disagreements over reputation, wealth, success, and loss. Sometimes, even the smallest dispute can grow into a bitter conflict.
Yet I have always believed that a change of perspective — perhaps even a simple smile — can soften many of these tensions.
An old Chinese poem tells the story of a dispute over a boundary wall. It asks: Why not give up a few feet of land? The Great Wall still stands today, but the First Emperor of Qin is long gone.
To me, these lines express a simple wisdom: what seems so important today may become insignificant with time.
This is why the character 笑 (smile) appears so often in my calligraphy.
In this work, the three characters 堪一笑 suggest that many of life’s troubles, rivalries, and disappointments are, in the end, worth nothing more than a smile.
A smile is not a sign of weakness. Sometimes, it is the quiet strength of knowing what truly matters.
Artwork Details
Artist: Gengxin Chen
Medium: Original Chinese ink calligraphy on paper
Style: Expressive seal script
Artwork size: 33 × 65 cm
Mounted size: 45 × 88 cm
Presentation: Traditional silk damask border
Shipping: Carefully rolled and shipped in a protective tube, ready for framing
One-of-a-kind original artwork
An original work from The Peace of Mind Project.