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Subject:Re: Asian Watercolor/Gouache on Paper
Posted By: I.Nagy Wed, Jul 07, 2021
處世曾無著 生前事盡非
一瓶兼一衲 南北去如歸
In my previous life I was uncertain about my conduct of life, and I have done a lot of wrong things
One bottle of wine and a monk's robe, everywhere I feel like returning home
(Citation from the late Tang Dynasty poet Yue Xing's (薛瑩) poem titled "Envy of the Monk" (羡僧)
杞人於癸酉年冩之 - Painted by Qiren* in the Year of Water-Rooster (1993)
*Qiren 杞人(憂天) - Man of Qi (fears of the sky falling) → Man of groundless fears - `Pseudonym
Leisure seal,
訶-・二 - He yi'er - A few scold ?
Upper seal,
簫 - Xiao - Given name
Lower seal,
墨 - Mo - Surname
Unidentifiable artist,
With regards,
I.Nagy
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