Countryside
ca. 1932, oil on canvas, 90.5×116cm, Collection of China Art Museum Shanghai
翻譯:曾建綱
審稿:陳奭璁
校對:曾建綱
The mother took the child by the hand and walked slowly down the slope. In a moment, the two of them will disappear into the corner of the trail. In front of him, the old man carrying a load with a bamboo stick is moving forward at a steady pace and is about to brush past the mother and daughter. Looking into the distance, the parallel ridges and crops form smooth lines, dotted with the silhouettes of hardworking people. The rural atmosphere in the painting is so serene and peaceful that we can almost feel the breeze blowing through the trees as if we were walking along the path in the painting.
By Emery Chen