Branch of blossoming plum

Xu Zonghao Chinese

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Xu Zonghao’s gnarled branch of blossoming plum consists of gray ink wash, bold black dots, and unbounded daubs of green—an assemblage so freely painted that it is nearly abstract. The poem describes a late winter scene, the subtle fragrance of plum suffusing early dawn when the moon still hangs high in the sky.

Branch of blossoming plum, Xu Zonghao (Chinese, 1880–1957), Fan; ink and color on paper, China

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