Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 9

Leaf 9 Zhou Yi's colophon reads: Ancient trees share the slanting rays of the setting sun. Chilly ravens hover round their branches. The leader of the flock thinks this a good place to rest, Evening being the time for returning. This flock is the so-called filial crow, Who, in disgorging their own food [to feed the young], have compassionate hearts. Were the people in the world all like this, Fine talent would be everywhere.

A horizontally oriented album leaf presents two rectangular panels within a cream-patterned silk border. On the right, a twisted, leafless tree leans across a backdrop of muted tan hills, populated by perched and flying black and white birds. The left panel features five columns of black Chinese calligraphy on a golden ground, marked by red square seals in the upper right and lower left.

Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 9

early 1650s

Fan Qi

(Chinese, 1616–after 1694)

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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