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A Jade Hairpin Kept for Poetry (一枝玉簪留作詩)
Dai Mu 戴牧
$900.00
Created in 2023
Ink and color on silk card 絹本設色
Framed
Dimensions
Image: 26 cm x 24 cm (10 1/4" x 9 7/16")
Overall: 49 cm x 38.5 cm (19 5/16" x 15 3/16")
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Inscription
一支玉簪留作詩， 癸卯，戴牧於輞川遠風園
Seal
1 seal and 1 leisure seal of the artist, 牧， 無所事事
Condition
good
Description
Delicate white hosta flowers, called "jade hairpins" (玉簪) in Chinese for their elegant, elongated form, rise above deep green leaves with a fresh, refined aura. The inscription echoes the title's poetic conceit: a single bloom preserved not in a vase but in verse, transforming nature's fleeting beauty into something enduring. The stark contrast between pristine white blossoms and dark foliage heightens the sense of purity the artist celebrates.
$900.00