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Guo Xi's Early Spring (192 words) |
 | Early Spring, done in 1072, is considered one of the great masterpieces of the Northern Song monumental landscape tradition. |
| It is a rare example of an early painting executed by a court professional who signed and dated his work. |
| The lesser, bending trees Guo Xi described anthropomorphically as holding one's creeds within oneself; the crouching, gnarled trees were seen analogous to an individual clinging to his own virtues; and the vertical trees were compared to those individuals who remain abreast of their environmental conditions (politics) and flourish. |
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