A Beauty at the Window by a Plum Tree
Yu Ming Chinese
Not on view
A poem by Yu Ming's uncle, the poet Yu Yuan inspired this wistful, delicate painting:
Light frost nibbles the hibiscus bit by bit.
How many times has autumn come to the
silvered room screen?
There is an oath-mark on her jade arm and
traces of scent below her neck.
The center of the banana tree harbors as
many layers as a melancholy heart.
[Trans. adapted from Ellsworth et al., Later Chinese Painting]
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