...HanGan,yourfollower,haslikewisegrownproficient Atrepresentinghorsesinalltheirattitudes; Butpicturingtheflesh,hefailstodrawthebone- Sothateventhefinestaredeprivedoftheirspirit. You,beyondthemereski
...Han Gan, your follower, has likewise grown proficient
At representing horses in all their attitudes;
But picturing the flesh, he fails to draw the bone-
So that even the finest are deprived of their spirit.
You, beyond the mere skill, used your art divinely-
And expressed, not only horses, but the life of a good man....
Yet here you are, wandering in a world of disorder
And sketching from time to time some petty passerby
People note your case with the whites of their eyes.
There\’s nobody purer, there\’s nobody poorer.
...Read in the records, from earliest times,
How hard it is to be a great artist.
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