No. 22 of 108 · A Hundred Worlds
Leaves and Fruit
Pictures by Hu Zhengyan
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Grey-green leaves veined in rust red hang from slender branches with small golden fruit, a design for a round fan from Hu Zhengyan's Ten Bamboo Studio, printed in Nanjing in 1633. Each leaf's veins were printed in a second colour from a separate block, a careful touch of early Chinese colour printing. For someone who loves quiet, old art.
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On the back
From the Ten Bamboo Studio, a book printed in colour in 1633 / LEAVES AND FRUIT / Round Fans · Nanjing, 1633 / A picture for a round fan. Look closely at the leaves: their veins were printed in a second colour from a separate block.
