The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting
“Baba reads it to him. Of course it’s from Tong Guan, and in it he demands the presence of Ah Zhao at the Palace of Divine Inspiration, within ten days.Gege and I walk over to Ah Zhao’s hut and wait for him. The two of us sit on the planks covered with bamboo matting that he uses as his bed. I look around the room as Gege rests his arms and head on the tree-trunk table.‘This room has hardly any furniture, but I love it,’ I tell Gege. ‘To me, it’s the most beautiful room in our entire house.’‘Why do you think we like it so much?’‘As soon as you step inside the door, you know you’re in a special place. This room belongs to someone who has no money but possesses the good taste that money can’t buy. Look at the bare earthen floor, the bamboo-covered benches, the thatched roof, the mud walls mixed with straw, the curved wooden pillar, the unevenly spaced bookshelves, the windows cut on several levels. What does it remind you of?’‘It reminds me of an ink-wash painting: simple but elegant.
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