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Created by: Bill B.
A small wine shop. A flag flying in front of the shop says "Little Wine." This kind of flag is an official sign of a wine shop. As we will see, all the wine shops in the hand scroll have the same flag in front of their gates.
Created by: Bill B.
Horseback riding is a popular means of land transportation. However, within the context of the painting, horseback riding seems to be restricted to the elite of society, such as officials or the literati. Note, also, while there are many wheel carts…
Created by: Bill B.
A monk and a daoist stand side by side in a crowd of people listening to a storyteller telling a story. A literatus stands next to them.
Created by: Bill B.
A monk standing in front of a temple.
Created by: Bill B.
An aged literatus riding on a donkey.
Created by: Bill B.
This lone, empty boat stands on the River Bian at the very beginning of the painting. Among the thirty ships in the painting, this is by far the structurally simplest one. It is seen here in the rural region, and such a simple rowboat is not to be…
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