第三百三十四篇第三百三十四篇Story Three Hundred and Thirty-Four

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邵士梅

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Story Three Hundred and Thirty-Four · Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

Shao Shimei

A line drawing in the manner of a late-Qing lithographed edition: in the daytime reception hall of a school office, a smiling official in a winged black cap and embroidered round-collared robe stands at the centre and clasps the hands of two white-bearded old scholars, one bowing and one with a hand raised in pleased surprise, with a bookcase, a hanging scroll, a lattice window, a doorway onto a plum tree, armchairs, an incense burner and a table with visiting cards and a tea tray around them.