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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
Authenticity & Origin
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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