A small grey and black bird perched on a rust-brown plum branch with white blossoms, in a Chinese print on a white ground.
A smaller version of the bird on the flowering plum branch, centred on white.
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No. 34 of 108 · A Hundred Worlds

Bird on a Plum Branch

Pictures by Hu Zhengyan

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A small bird waits on a branch of plum blossom in this print by Hu Zhengyan, from the Ten Bamboo Studio collection published in Nanjing in 1633. Plum blossom opens in the cold, and has long been read as a promise that warmer days are near. For someone waiting on better days, or anyone who loves quiet, graceful art.

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From the Ten Bamboo Studio, a book printed in colour in 1633 / Bird on a Plum Branch / Miscellany · Nanjing, 1633 / A small bird waits on a plum branch in flower. Plum blossom opens in the cold, a promise that warmer days are near.

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