Calligraphy piece 人生自古谁无死 留取丹心照汗青

人生自古谁无死

留取丹心照汗青

This is a phrase from the poem "过零丁洋" by Wen Tianxiang, who lived during the Song Dynasty, and another phrase that I really like. After writing "时穷节乃见 一一垂丹青", I decided to write this too.

I can't figure out which looks nicer, so I decided to post both.

Update 15 December 2023: I decided to revisit this phrase and wrote this using cooked/ripe/sized paper. I kind of like this one the best since it is more bold.

 

 

The original poem, in full:

辛苦遭逢起一經，干戈寥落四周星。
山河破碎風飄絮，身世浮沉雨打萍。
惶恐灘頭說惶恐，零丁洋裏嘆零丁。
人生自古誰無死？留取丹心照汗青。