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A Rare Large Blue and
White Rouleau Vase
Kangxi
終南別業
中歲頗好道，晚家南山陲。
興來每獨往，勝事空自知。
行到水窮處，坐看雲起時。
偶然值林叟，談笑無還期。
王維 (699–759)
My Retreat in the
Zhongnan Mountains
My heart in middle age found the Way.
And I came to dwell at the foot of this mountain.
When the spirit moves, I wander alone,
Amid beauty that is all for me....
I will walk till the water checks my path,
Then sit and watch the rising clouds –
And some day meet an old wood-cutter,
And talk and laugh and never return.
Wang Wei (699–759)
