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第55章 Playing the Qinunder Pine Trees-Zhu Derun

Playing the Qin under Pine Trees, a Yuan Dynasty(1279.1368) painting by Zhu Derun, ink on silk, 40cm×40cm, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Taipei.

Zhu Derun(1294.1365), a poet and painter in the Yuan Dynasty, was good at calligraphy, figure and landscape painting. On this fan painting, three people sit at waterside and salvers and wine cups are put in the middle. One person is playing the qin(a seven-stringed plucked instrument)。 Two old pine trees, stand in the grove. All the people are enjoying themselves in such a quiet and elegant environment.