The piece has been dated according to the traditional calendar: 庚子小寒 – here. Written by Jonathan Root – 風乾 (note that 乾 is written in the style of 歐陽詢, cf. 九成宮醴泉銘碑).
德高望重
Category: Chinese Philosophy
A Crane Calling in the Shade
天清地寧
Calligraphy by Jonathan Root（風乾). 天清地寧 – “The Sky is clear, the Earth is at peace.” (Heaven is clear, the earth is at peace.)
高山流水: Reflections on the Land
Calligraphy by Jonathan Root (風乾). 高山流水 – High mountain, flowing water
This phrase was laid down by the Daoist auther 列子. The story goes that a musician by the name of 伯牙 met a man by the name of 鐘子期 who truly understood his music. Upon listening to him play, 鐘子期 described the playing of 伯牙 as a high mountain and flowing water.
An expression of the heart is an expression of the land, which in turn upon being acknowledged by another, forms a complete whole. This whole is bountiful and various in nature, as the earth rears all forms of life.
Thus music as an expression of the heart is a reflection of the great harmony — that which brings things together and accords to a man that which is a direct reflection of his soul.
