Flowers and Fruits
Jin Cheng Chinese
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In this set of auspicious flowers and fruits which might hang together in a prominent place, such as a reception hall, or alternate according to the season, Jin Cheng achieves with expressive ink and flashes of bright color the tastefully decorative effects sought after by patrons of the period.
Lychee
The crystal ball is wrapped in a sack of crimson yarn.
Occasionally I work in Tao-chi's style.
Day Lilly
The grasses make one's worries disappear
and the stone symbolizes long life.
Wishing you eternal happiness.
Grapes
The vine wriggles like a flying dragon.
Clusters of pearls by the hundred drop from his
chin.
[Trans. from Ellsworth et al., Later Chinese Painting]
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