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Rachelle
- Nov 20
- 2 min
Bamboo in the Wind by Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1524)
A bit of art for windy days.
Rachelle
- Nov 13
- 2 min
A pillow tale
A quirky little story from the Soushenji 搜神記.
Rachelle
- Nov 6
- 2 min
"Fengyu guimu" 風雨歸牧, hanging scroll by Li Di 李迪 (fl. 12th century)
A country scene on a rainy day
Rachelle
- Oct 30
- 3 min
人鬚筆 Beard Brush Pen
Another joke from Feng Menglong's collection Gujin tangai 古今譚槩.
Rachelle
- Oct 16
- 2 min
張鎡《清平樂·炮栗》To the Tune Qingpingle, On Roasting ChestnutsBy Zhang Zi (1153-1221?)
Another autumn delight...
Rachelle
- Oct 9
- 2 min
On how to use quinces
Two suggestions for an autumn delight from the thirteenth century.
Rachelle
- Oct 2
- 4 min
Yet another model son
Lu Xun's review of the story about Guo Ju burying his son.
Rachelle
- Sep 18
- 3 min
What it takes to be a model son
One of the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars
Rachelle
- Aug 28
- 2 min
李穡《蜂螫》 “Bee Sting” by Yi Saek (1328-1396)
A few words of consolation for a recent incident in the woods.
Rachelle
- Aug 21
- 3 min
On calling a cat "cat"
An anecdote from the Ming dynasty.
Rachelle
- Aug 14
- 4 min
劉辰翁《金縷曲》 “To the tune ‘Jinlüqu’ ” by Liu Chenweng (1232-1297)
For the peach season.
Rachelle
- Jul 31
- 2 min
Shen Zhou 沈周 on Chinese leaf
Chinese leaf... better than lamb with wine (?!)
Rachelle
- Jul 24
- 2 min
A life sketch of pomegranates
Album leaf and inscription by Shen Zhou 沈周
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