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‘I sit alone in the secluded bamboo grove and play the zither and whistle along. In the deep forest no one knows, the bright moon comes to shine on me.’

— Wang Wei (Chinese, 699 – 759), transl. Arthur Sze (The Silk Dragon, 2013)

Pictured: Tranquil Bamboo and Elegant Stone, ink on silk (102 × 184 cm) by Ku An (Chinese, 1289 – 1365)