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Chen Hongshou

Paintings after Ancient Masters: Mr. Five Willows (Wuliu), Tao Yuanming

1598–1652
album leaf, ink and color on silk

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This painting is dominated by a huge willow tree, alluding to poet Tao Yuanming, who used the name "Master of the Five Willows."

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