Antique Chinese fan painting with a poem by Song-dynasty poet Lu You.
The original poem was written around 1201 when he was 76 and describes local delicacies from the area where he grew up. The fan is signed on the lower left side by 魏惟一 Wèi Wéiyī and seal: 惟一Wéiyī. The old poem translates as the following:
Shanyin was once known as Little Penglai...
Tea leaf buds...
Shoots of herbs...
Foxnuts, "shiny pearls," carried by a hundred...
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