第二百二十五篇第二百二十五篇Story Two Hundred and Twenty-Five

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Story Two Hundred and Twenty-Five · Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

The Painter of Suzhou

A line drawing in the manner of a late-Qing lithographed edition: on a dirt road beneath a city wall and gate tower in clear daylight, a scholarly painter kneels and grips the torn sleeve of a laughing, bearded beggar who throws back his head, while two seated beggars on a straw mat with a wine jar and bowls look on in surprise, willows and a rolled scroll nearby.