第四百五十一篇第四百五十一篇Story Four Hundred and Fifty-One

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Story Four Hundred and Fifty-One · Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

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A line drawing in the manner of a late-Qing lithographed edition: on a night in a mountain house, a bearded traveller in a headcloth and wide-sleeved robe sits at a low square table, cup in one hand and the other raised in thanks, while a stout laughing old woman across from him pours wine into a bowl and holds out a hand to urge him on; wine jars, roast meat and cakes stand on the table, tall oil lamps, a lattice window with hanging herbs and a side table with pots fill the room, and a doorway at the left shows a courtyard well and a gnarled pine.