What does ripe fruit look like? Qi Baishi's Chinese paintings tell you

Qi Baishi was born into a poor family that "had only chaff and vegetables for half the year's grain." Among the many painting subjects, fruits and vegetables were the ones that most touched the old man's homesickness.

Pomegranates, peaches, persimmons, radishes, cabbage, bamboo shoots, loofah, mushrooms, chili peppers, pumpkins, and so on - these were all things Qi Baishi had eaten and grown since childhood, tied to his memories of youth and his longing for home. The elderly Qi Baishi imbued these everyday sights with deep spiritual meaning, going beyond the content and form of painting.

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