Album leaf “Yu’er mudan” 魚兒牡丹 by Zou Yigui 鄒一桂; inscription by Qianlong Emperor 乾隆
On a happy encounter with the bleeding heart in Gmunden.
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Rachelle
- May 8
- 2 min
Deer among pine trees
To commemorate a delightful encounter near Zwettl.
Rachelle
- Apr 10
- 2 min
A spring scene
On the occasion of receiving two friends in spring.
Rachelle
- Feb 20
- 3 min
When tigers are swimming across the river...
A recurring motif in Chinese art and literature.
Rachelle
- Feb 13
- 3 min
A tale about the yingbei gou 鷹背狗 (eagle-back dog)
Album leaf from “Shi quan tuce” 十犬圖冊 by anonymous 18th-century court artist(s) Picture credit: The Palace Museum, Beijing...
Rachelle
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
Album leaf “Juchang congxi” 踘場叢戲 (Group game on the kicking field) by Su Hanchen 蘇漢臣 (1094-1172)
Depiction of a Chinese fooball game.
Rachelle
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
史謹《月蝕》“Lunar Eclipse” by Shi Jin (fl. 14th century)
On a lunar eclipse in the fourteenth century.
Rachelle
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
劉應時《登樓》“Ascending a Tower” by Liu Yingshi (fl. 12th century)
An autumnal moment under the night sky.
Rachelle
- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
An anecdote from the 3rd century about the Northern and Southern Dippers
How to trick the deities of the Northern and Southern Dippers to extend your life.
Rachelle
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
“Caotang shi zhi tu” 草堂十志圖 (Ten Records on the Thatched Hall) Pt. 1
A(nother) handscroll dedicated to reclusion in nature.
Rachelle
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
“Yunlong shanque” 筠籠山雀 (The mountain tit in the bamboo cage)
Jiaqing Emperor 嘉慶 on a bird in the cage.
Rachelle
- Aug 15, 2022
- 1 min
“Jiusheng huan yu” 鳩聲喚雨 by Shen Zhou 沈周 (1427-1506)
In celebration of the rain after numerous scorching days.
Rachelle
- Jun 13, 2022