A Journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step
Sources: Chapter 64, Dao De Jing, Laozi
Year: 1987
Size: 68 x 70 cm
The mountain rain is imminent
Sources: The Eastern Rostrum of Xianyang, Xu Hun, Tang dynasty
Year: 1982
Size: 66 x 70 cm
Mist and clouds appear and disappear on a whim. Half vanishing into thin air, half lingering in the mountain. I pass my days and months in leisure, like the free-spirited mist and clouds; secluded deep in the remote forest, where I listen to sounds of the murmuring stream
Sources: Painting Scroll in Gold and Green, Qian Xuan, Song dynasty
Year: 1973
Size: 34 x 103 cm
Taking a spoonful of water from surging sea cannot reduce its immensity
Sources: The Master Who Embraces simplicity, Ge Hong, Eastern Jin period
Year: 1973
Size: 81 x 86.5 cm