Grandpa, Tell Me Again

Material: Chinese ink and color on paper with traditional paper backing

Size: 17 x 13 in.

Date: 2017

Inscription: “Grandpa, tell me again about when you were a boy and there were leaves on the trees.” – Based on a black and white illustration in the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting. By Lu Kesi 2017

Seals: Lu Kesi (upper left, under signature); de yi (lower left)

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$200

Description

“Grandpa, tell me again about when you were a boy and there were leaves on the trees.”

A color painting by Lu Kesi based on a black and white woodcut illustration from the Ming dynasty Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting—with added commentary not found in the original.