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Hua Yan was one of the most versatile of the group of artists known as the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou for their creative independence. In this painting of a vermillion bird perched on bamboo, the artist included an inscription of the poem “Drinking Wine” by famed Jin dynasty poet Tao Qian (365–427), which celebrates the joys of a reclusive existence:


The fall chrysanthemums have lovely colors.
I pluck the petals that are wet with dew,
And float them in this Care Dispelling Thing
To strengthen my resolve to leave the world.
I drink my solitary cup alone
And when it’s empty, pour myself another.
The sun goes down, and all of nature rests.
Homing birds fly chirping toward the grove.
I sit complacent on the east veranda,
Having somehow found my life again.


Translated by James Robert Hightower

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