Su Shi (1036-1101)

A Painting Of A Rural Marriage Scene, Two Quatrains, No. 2

Owned By Chen Jichang   Su Shi 1036-1101    I myself am Zhuchen's         former prefect, To encourage agriculture         once I went to Apricot Blossom. But the scene there today,         who could bear to paint it? County bailiffs demanding taxes         bang on doors at midnight.