| Early Spring | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 早春圖 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 早春图 | ||||||
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Early Spring is a hanging scroll painting by Guo Xi. Completed in 1072,it is one of the most famous works of Chinese art from the Song dynasty. The work demonstrates his innovative techniques for producing multiple perspectives which he called "the angle of totality." The painting is a type of scroll painting which is called a shan shui painting. The poem in the upper right corner was added in 1759 by the Qianlong Emperor. It reads:
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
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| 樹 纔 發 葉 溪 開凍 | shùcái fāyèxīkāidòng | The trees are just beginning to sprout leaves;the frozen brook begins to melt. |
| 樓閣 仙居 最 上層 | lóugéxiānjūzuìshàngcéng | A building is placed on the highest ground,where the immortals reside. |
| 不 藉 柳 桃 閒 點綴 | bùjièliǔtáo jiàn diǎnzhuì | There is nothing between the willow and peach trees to clutter up the scene. |
| 春山 早 見 氣 如 蒸 | chūnshān zǎo jiàn qìrúzhēng | Steam-like mist can be seen early in the morning on the springtime mountain. |
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