The
Bitter Tea Tastes as Sweet as the Shepherd's Purse
By Qi Hong (Sai Koh) in 2017
Freehand brushwork Chinese
calligraphy (Semi-Seal Script)
69×34cm
Ink on Mian Liao Mian Lian Xuan paper
Chinese: 荼甘如薺 (Pinyin: tu
gan ru ji), Literary quotation: The Odes of Gu, The Odes of Bei,
The Classic of Poetry in the Spring and Autumn Period
Name inscription:
Chinese, 紅; pinyin, Hong; Japanese, Koh
Name seal: Chinese,
齊; pinyin, Qi; Japanese, Sai
Leisure seal:
Chinese, 一滴潤乾坤, lit. “a drop of water can moisten the universe”,
a proverb since the Song dynasty of China |
