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Visiting an Old Friend (訪故圖) by Wang Chunjiang

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Visiting an Old Friend (訪故圖)

Wang Chunjiang 王春江

$7,200.00

Created in 2017

Ink and color on paper 紙本設色

Framed

Dimensions

Image: 68 cm x 45 cm (26 3/4" x 17 11/16")

Overall: 88 cm x 58 cm (34 5/8" x 22 13/16")

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Inscription

訪故圖。寒流寂然去,新暖悄然來。丁酉冬暮,懶王老春半客錢塘

Seal

2 seals of the artist, 老春信筆,懶王老春

老春信筆,懶王老春

Condition

good

Description

Two old friends sit together beneath a budding plum branch, drinking tea, chatting, listening to birds, in this tender scene of reunion at winter's end. The inscription captures the seasonal transition with quiet poetry: "The cold current silently departs, new warmth quietly arrives." The budding plum symbolizes both the friendship's endurance and life's renewal. In the Chinese literati tradition, the simplest gatherings often carry the deepest meaning, embodying the ideal that "the company of gentlemen is as mild as water."

$7,200.00