第四百六十七篇第四百六十七篇Story Four Hundred and Sixty-Seven

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Story Four Hundred and Sixty-Seven · Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

Wang Gui’an

A line drawing in the manner of a late-Qing lithographed edition: on a spring day beside a willow-lined river bank, a young scholar in a soft cap and wide-sleeved gown stands at the bow of one moored boat, leaning forward with arm outstretched as a small ring-shaped bracelet hangs in the air, while on the neighbouring boat a young woman sits at the mouth of the matting-roofed cabin with her head bowed over her embroidery, with thatched cottages and a stone arched bridge in the distance.