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career, since this Nan-hai artist had continuously worked as a pro- fessional over half a century; and finally his works were mainly sold at a very reasonable price.
NOTES
I see Chuang Shen: "Some observations on Kwangtung paintings" in Kwangtung Painting (1973, published by the Urban Council, Hong Kong), pp. 9-24.
BEA
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2 According to the 6th chuan of Ming-hua-lu ★★, “Records of painting in the Ming Dynasty", edited by Hsu Hsin # in the early years of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Lin Liang was active in the Hung-chih era (1488-1505), mainly in the late 15th century.
3 Chu Pi-shan was famous for his specially designed silver wine cup in the shape of a hollow tree. For a colour reproduction of such a cup, dated 1345 by Chu's own carved inscription, see "The selected Handcrafts from the collections of the Palace Museum", edited by the Palace Museum, (1974, Peking), pl. 34.
A similar silver wine cup, also dated 1345 by Chu's own carved inscription, in the form of a boat made of a hallow tree in which Chang Ch'ien is seated, is owned by Lady David of London. For its reproduction, see Perceval David: Chinese Connoisseurship (New York, 1971), pl. 19C.
4 The origin of this name seemingly inspired by a famous line of the 5th century poet Tao Chien, in the 5th poem of his "Drinking wine". This line reads:
"Culling chrysanthemums by the eastern hedge, ****F
悠然見南山
I see afar the South hills." BRLÓ!
For the English translation of this poem, see Robert Kotewall and Norman L. Smith: The Penguin Book of Chinese Verse (1962, Middlesex),
P. 9.
5 In "Lo-yu-yüan" ***, the mid-9th century poet Li Shang-yin *(813-858) wrote:
"The setting sun has boundless beauty AÆD
only the yellow dusk is so near."
See also Robert Kotewall and Norman L. Smith; ibid, p. 25.
6 See Wang Chao-yung "Lin-nan hua-cheng-yueh" $*££* 'A Brief Document on Kwangtung painting' (1927, Shanghai), chuan 10, P. 7.
7 The most important literary man who loved plums during the Sung China was no one but Lin Pu (967- 1028). As a native of Chekiang, Lin Pu lived in a mountain overlooking the West Lake of Hangchow. When he lost his wife he had not re-married. Having planted a lot of plum trees near his house, he began to regard the plum blossoms as his wife. For this blossom he had this famous line written:
"Your slanting shadow reflects on the clear, shallow lake ***
斜水清淺
Your elusive fragrance floats about in the yellow of the evening moon”. ###*****
For the English translation of this poem, see Max Perleberg: Lin
Ho-ching (1952, Hong Kong), p. 15.
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career, since this Nan-hai artist had continuously worked as a pro- fessional over half a century; and finally his works were mainly sold at a very reasonable price.
NOTES
I see Chuang Shen: "Some observations on Kwangtung paintings" in Kwangtung Painting (1973, published by the Urban Council, Hong Kong), pp. 9-24.
BEA
+
2 According to the 6th chuan of Ming-hua-lu ★★, “Records of painting in the Ming Dynasty", edited by Hsu Hsin # in the early years of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Lin Liang was active in the Hung-chih era (1488-1505), mainly in the late 15th century.
3 Chu Pi-shan was famous for his specially designed silver wine cup in the shape of a hollow tree. For a colour reproduction of such a cup, dated 1345 by Chu's own carved inscription, see "The selected Handcrafts from the collections of the Palace Museum", edited by the Palace Museum, (1974, Peking), pl. 34.
A similar silver wine cup, also dated 1345 by Chu's own carved inscription, in the form of a boat made of a hallow tree in which Chang Ch'ien is seated, is owned by Lady David of London. For its reproduction, see Perceval David: Chinese Connoisseurship (New York, 1971), pl. 19C.
4 The origin of this name seemingly inspired by a famous line of the 5th century poet Tao Chien, in the 5th poem of his "Drinking wine". This line reads:
"Culling chrysanthemums by the eastern hedge, ****F
悠然見南山
I see afar the South hills." BRLÓ!
For the English translation of this poem, see Robert Kotewall and Norman L. Smith: The Penguin Book of Chinese Verse (1962, Middlesex),
P. 9.
5 In "Lo-yu-yüan" ***, the mid-9th century poet Li Shang-yin *(813-858) wrote:
"The setting sun has boundless beauty AÆD
only the yellow dusk is so near."
**
See also Robert Kotewall and Norman L. Smith; ibid, p. 25.
6 See Wang Chao-yung "Lin-nan hua-cheng-yueh" $*££* 'A Brief Document on Kwangtung painting' (1927, Shanghai), chuan 10, P. 7.
7 The most important literary man who loved plums during the Sung China was no one but Lin Pu (967- 1028). As a native of Chekiang, Lin Pu lived in a mountain overlooking the West Lake of Hangchow. When he lost his wife he had not re-married. Having planted a lot of plum trees near his house, he began to regard the plum blossoms as his wife. For this blossom he had this famous line written:
"Your slanting shadow reflects on the clear, shallow lake ***
斜水清淺
Your elusive fragrance floats about in the yellow of the evening moon”. ###*****
For the English translation of this poem, see Max Perleberg: Lin
Ho-ching (1952, Hong Kong), p. 15.
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