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Magpies and Hare
Ts'ui Po (ca. 11th century)
Sung Dynasty
(A.D. 960-1279)
Ink and color on silk.
Hanging scroll.
193.7 x 103.4cm
Ts'ui Po, was a
native of Haoliang, Anhwei
province. His style name
was Tzu-hsi. He excelled at
painting birds, flowers and
animals. During the reign
of Jen-tsung (A.D. 1023 -
1063), Ts'ui Po was
summoned to paint a screen
for the Imperial Audience
Hall. The Emperor was so
pleased that he appointed
Ts'ui Po a scholar in the
Painting Academy.
The painting depicts
two magpies with outspread
wings and craning necks,
one having alighted on a
branch, the other still
hovering in mid air.
A spotted hare squats
dumbfoundedly with lifted
head and wrinkled nose
at the bottom of a dry
ditch. An old chestnut
tree with crumpled leaves,
some brambles and a stalk
of bamboo complete the
landscape.