朱熹《追和徐氏山居韻》“In Response to the Late Mr Xu's Verse on the Hillside Abode” by Zhu Xi 朱熹 (1130-1200)
To commemorate my recent trip to Jinyun.
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Rachelle
Nov 112 min read
王穉登《立冬》 “Beginning of Winter” by Wang Zhideng (1535-1612)
On the coming of the new season.
Rachelle
Nov 42 min read
"Red Persimmon", album leaf with inscription by Shen Zhou 沈周 (1427-1509)
Seasonal fruit again
Rachelle
Oct 282 min read
唐備《道傍木》“A Roadside Tree” by Tang Bei (fl. 9th century)
On a recent incident...
Rachelle
Oct 142 min read
許有壬《蘆菔》“Radishes” by Xu Youren (1287-1364)
Seasonal veggie again: daikon radish
Rachelle
Oct 74 min read
The wok mender (cont.)
Some literary basis for fantasising about a wok mender.
Rachelle
Sep 303 min read
劉逢源《補鍋匠》“Wok Mender” by Liu Fengyuan (fl. 17th century)
A legendary man in disguise?
Rachelle
Aug 262 min read
廖融《古檜》“Ancient Juniper” by Liao Rong (fl. 10th century)
何人見植初， 老樹梵王居。 山鬼暗栖托， 樵夫難破除。 聲高秋漢逈， 影倒月潭虛。 盡日無僧遶， 清風長有餘。 By whom was it planted at the beginning? The old tree in [this] dwelling of...
Rachelle
Aug 192 min read
王質《山轎 繖》“The Mountain Carriage and Umbrella” by Wang Zhi 王質 (1001-1045)
To commemorate my first application of tung oil (on a cutting board instead of a carriage though).
Rachelle
Aug 52 min read
張昱《瓜田》“The Melon Field” by Zhang Yu (fl. 14th century)
Those who truly love the summer heat.
Rachelle
Jul 222 min read
孫一元《望海》“Gazing at the Sea” by Sun Yiyuan (1484-1520)
絕頂天風吹鬢毛， 長天東去望中遙。 沙邊煙浪浮珠牡， 島上人家住翠鰲。 萬里閒情窮海嶽， 百年無事只漁樵。 連翩盡日歸來晚， 看到潮生月色高。 From the peak of the heavens wind blows the hair at [my]...
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Jul 152 min read
袁枚《消夏八首（其七）避蚊》“Eight Poems on Escaping the Summer Heat (No. 7): Hiding from Mosquitos” by Yuan Mei (1716-1798)
An ancient enemy in summer...
Rachelle
Jun 102 min read
鄭東《題李唐牧牛圖》“On Li Tang’s Painting of Pasturing Cattle” by Zheng Dong (fl. 14th century)
To the newcomers in my neighbourhood.
Rachelle
Jun 32 min read
蘇大 《山房睡起》“Waking up in a Hillside Chamber” by Su Da (fl. 14th century)
On the Indian pokeweed: Shanglu 商陸
Rachelle
May 272 min read
馬戴《過野叟居》“Passing by an Old Rustic’s Place” by Ma Dai (d. 869)
To all happy rustics...
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May 62 min read
孫元衡《菠蘿》“The Pineapple” by Sun Yuanheng
A seventeenth-century celebration of the pineapple.
Rachelle
Apr 152 min read
李穡《卽事》“On What Happened” by Yi Saek (1328-1396)
A friendly warning to those who are used to a sedentary lifestyle (like myself).
Rachelle
Apr 12 min read
貢性之《題畫蒲萄松鼠》 “Inscription on a Painting of a Squirrel and Grapes” by Gong Xingzhi (fl. 14th century)
Squirrel: a big fan of grapes?
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