An artist who was also a monk did this original painting on a special type of unbleached paper, often used in Chinese watercolor. The painting was signed with his title – “Qing-Ju-Shi”, which meant that he was a kind of monk who was allowed to live outside of the temple and have a family. The name of the painting is “A beauty who is reading”. The poem written for her on the painting stated the following: “Millions of waves in the lake, all written in this picture.” Waves, in this context, certa ...click for details
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