Buddha's Hand and Bird (佛手小鳥)

A Buddha's hand citron, with its characteristic forked, finger-like segments in bright yellow, shares the composition with a small bird perched on a nearby branch. The detailed rendering of bird and fruit alike reflects Gao Ke's mastery of the gongbi tradition. The inscription 'Could this possess the nature of Buddha?' (似有佛性耶) plays on the fruit's resemblance to a mudra gesture, inviting a moment of reflection on the unexpected connections between the natural and the spiritual.