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When tigers are swimming across the river...
A recurring motif in Chinese art and literature.
Rachelle
Feb 20, 20233 min read
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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
Feb 13, 20233 min read
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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
Dec 19, 20223 min read
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史謹《月蝕》“Lunar Eclipse” by Shi Jin (fl. 14th century)
On a lunar eclipse in the fourteenth century.
Rachelle
Nov 14, 20223 min read
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劉應時《登樓》“Ascending a Tower” by Liu Yingshi (fl. 12th century)
An autumnal moment under the night sky.
Rachelle
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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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
Sep 26, 20224 min read
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“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 29, 20223 min read
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“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 22, 20222 min read
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“Jiusheng huan yu” 鳩聲喚雨 by Shen Zhou 沈周 (1427-1506)
In celebration of the rain after numerous scorching days.
Rachelle
Aug 15, 20221 min read
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張泰《採芝圖》“Picking Ganoderma” by Zhang Tai
On mushroom hunting in Chinese paintings.
Rachelle
Jun 13, 20222 min read
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Qianlong's poem on a "cat bowl"
A glimpse into feline life in the palace?
Rachelle
May 23, 20223 min read
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“Mianquan” 眠犬 (Sleeping Dog) by Jin Tingbiao 金廷標 Pt. 4
The inscriptions on the album leaf “Mianquan” 眠犬 (Sleeping Dog) by Jin Tingbiao 金廷標.
Rachelle
May 16, 20223 min read
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“Mianquan” 眠犬 (Sleeping Dog) by Jin Tingbiao 金廷標 Pt. 3
The inscriptions on the album leaf “Mianquan” 眠犬 (Sleeping Dog) by Jin Tingbiao 金廷標.
Rachelle
May 9, 20223 min read
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“Mianquan” 眠犬 (Sleeping Dog) by Jin Tingbiao 金廷標 Pt. 2
The inscriptions on the album leaf “Mianquan” 眠犬 (Sleeping Dog) by Jin Tingbiao 金廷標.
Rachelle
May 2, 20222 min read
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“Mianquan” 眠犬 (Sleeping Dog) by Jin Tingbiao 金廷標 Pt.1
The inscriptions on the album leaf “Mianquan” 眠犬 (Sleeping Dog) by Jin Tingbiao 金廷標.
Rachelle
Apr 25, 20222 min read
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Iris by Shen Zhou 沈周 (1427-1509), with a poem inscribed by Qianlong Emperor 乾隆
Musing on the iris...
Rachelle
Apr 18, 20224 min read
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“Ershisi fan huaxinfeng” 二十四番花信風 by Dong Gao 董誥 pt. 12
Exploring the wind's promise of spring with twenty-four flowers.
Rachelle
Apr 4, 20222 min read
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“Ershisi fan huaxinfeng” 二十四番花信風 by Dong Gao 董誥 pt. 11
Exploring the wind's promise of spring with twenty-four flowers.
Rachelle
Mar 28, 20222 min read
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“Ershisi fan huaxinfeng” 二十四番花信風 by Dong Gao 董誥 pt. 10
Exploring the wind's promise of spring with twenty-four flowers.
Rachelle
Mar 21, 20222 min read
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“Ershisi fan huaxinfeng” 二十四番花信風 by Dong Gao 董誥 pt. 9
Exploring the wind's promise of spring with twenty-four flowers.
Rachelle
Mar 14, 20222 min read
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