No. 6 of 108 · A Hundred Worlds
Fingered Citron
Pictures by Hu Zhengyan
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A golden fingered citron hangs from a flowering vine in this delicate print by Hu Zhengyan, from the Ten Bamboo Studio book printed in colour in Nanjing in 1633. The fruit was kept in a dish purely for its scent, and its Chinese name sounds like a wish for blessings. For someone you wish well.
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From the Ten Bamboo Studio, a book printed in colour in 1633 / Fingered Citron / Fruit · Nanjing, 1633 / The fingered citron has almost no flesh, only scent; it was kept in a dish to perfume a room. Its Chinese name sounds like a wish for blessings.
