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Orchid, Zheng Sixiao, handscroll, ink on paper, 1306 Powerful statement against the political control of the Mongols, symbolizes a disappearance of pure Chinese roots (notice the lack of roots). The orchid is tiny, yet elegant.

Orchid, Zheng Sixiao, handscroll, ink on paper, 1306

Powerful statement against the political control of the Mongols, symbolizes a disappearance of pure Chinese roots (notice the lack of roots). The orchid is tiny, yet elegant.