Lotus

Shi Lu Chinese

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Shi Lu used heavily saturated pools of diluted ink and color to evoke the languor of a summer afternoon by the banks of a lotus pond. The inscription written in his signature angular hand reads, “The summer rain and fresh lotus are cool refreshments relieving the summer heat.”

Lotus, Shi Lu (Chinese, 1919–1982), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China

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Lotus, Shi Lu (Chinese, 1919–1982), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Lotus, Shi Lu (Chinese, 1919–1982), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China

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