We're all young and naive still

In this painting Xiao Chen refers back to the painter Zhao Boju (c. 1120–c. 1162), who was known for working in the blue-green mode that was practiced as early as the Tang dynasty (618–907). The flatness of painted landforms and the blue-green coloration are archaic allusions to the realm of the immortals. The use of dazzling mineral pigments not only evokes fantasy but also brings into the painting alchemical elements associated with elixirs for immortality. In this way, the painting is not just a representation of natural scenery but also an embodiment of magical energies.

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The baby swans at the Old Summer Palace fell asleep on their parents’ backs (cr 展扇轻摇)

I know I am a mother by L.E.Bowman.Poetry , from their book SHAPESHIFTER.

Saudi Arabia, Diriyah

Everything I’ve Ever Let Go Of Has Claw Marks On It

Georges Fouquet, pendant in the form of a wisteria branch, 1908-10, Paris Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Foxes disguised as monks. On the left from Japan and on the right from Denmark.

Sergey Kuznetsov, Sunset, n.d.