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A Single Red Chrysanthemum (一枝菊花)
Dai Mu 戴牧
$900.00
Created in 2023
Ink and color on paper card 紙本設色
Framed
Dimensions
Image: 33 cm x 24 cm (13" x 9 7/16")
Overall: 47 cm x 35.5 cm (18 1/2" x 14")
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Inscription
欲買桂花同戴酒， 終不似少年游。 癸卯秋，婺州戴牧
Seal
2 seals of the artist, 戴， 牧
戴， 牧
Condition
good
Description
A vibrant red chrysanthemum unfurls in distinctly layered petals, each delicately rendered to capture texture and luminous sheen. The inscribed verse, "Wishing to buy osmanthus wine to enjoy as in my youth, but it can never be the same", introduces a bittersweet counterpoint: the bloom's fullness set against nostalgia for time's passage. This pairing of visual abundance and poetic longing distills the chrysanthemum's traditional role in Chinese art as an emblem of autumn reflection.
$900.00