No. 24 of 108 · A Hundred Worlds
Melon
Pictures by Hu Zhengyan
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A pale melon rests among its soft green leaves in this print by Hu Zhengyan, from the Ten Bamboo Studio book printed in colour in Nanjing in 1633. Made as a design for a round fan, the melon stood for a wish: its many seeds on long vines meant a big and happy family. For someone whose family is growing.
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From the Ten Bamboo Studio, a book printed in colour in 1633 / MELON / Round Fans · Nanjing, 1633 / A picture for a round fan: a melon among its leaves. Melons grow many seeds on long vines, a wish for a big and happy family.
