

No. 13 of 108 · A Hundred Worlds
Blossoming Branch
Pictures by Hu Zhengyan
A blossoming branch of pale yellow flowers and soft green leaves, from Hu Zhengyan's Ten Bamboo Studio, a book printed in colour in Nanjing in 1633. The picture was made for a round silk fan, the kind carried through a Chinese summer, and in the book it faced a page of poetry. For someone who loves quiet, graceful things.
Add four of your own photos and your own words; we print the card in the US and post it for you.
On the back
From the Ten Bamboo Studio, a book printed in colour in 1633 / Blossoming Branch / Round Fans · Nanjing, 1633 / A picture for a round fan, the kind of silk fan carried through a Chinese summer. In the book each picture faces a page of poetry.







