Material: Chinese ink and watercolor on paper with traditional paper backing
Size: 16.5 x 12.5 inches
Date: November 2016
Signed: 2016 Lu Kesi [in Chinese]
Seals: Lu Kesi (upper left under signature), de yi (lower right)
Inscription: “Over there we’re putting in the casino, and behind us will go high-rise condos.” — From a sketch in the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of painting. Lu Kesi November 2016.
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“Over there we’re putting in the casino, and behind us will go high-rise condos.”
A color painting by Lu Kesi based on a black and white woodcut illustration in the Ming dynasty Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting—with added commentary not found in the original.