Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 6

Zhou Yi's calligraphy is across from the painting on leaf six. His colophon reads:

The bright moon emerges through the willow,
The fragrance of flowers is already difficult to retain.
Listening above these tall branches,
I sense that faraway in my native place autumn has arrived.
Obstructed, all the diminished waters flow,
Abruptly the sound of a lute wafts to and fro.
A strong wind, unabated, blows among the willow branches.

A horizontally oriented album leaf on silk is divided into two panels. The right panel features a large, pale yellow moon behind green willow branches. A gray cicada with finely detailed wings clings to a central branch, while two smaller insects fly nearby. The left panel displays five vertical columns of black calligraphy and red seals. Precise brushwork and soft colors create a balanced composition between the naturalistic scene and the text.

Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 6

early 1650s

Fan Qi

(Chinese, 1616–after 1694)

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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