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“山不待空青而翠，鳳不待五色而綷。 ”
是故運墨而五色具，謂之得意。

- 張彥遠《歷代名畫記》

“The mountain awaits no green paint
to appear verdant;
The phoenix awaits no colourful
pigments to appear vibrant.
So if an artist uses ink alone to
allude to all five colours,
He has truly grasped the essence ”
of nature.

- Zhang Yanyuan,
Record of the Famous Painters of

All the Dynasties