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Chinese Silk Painting with a Scene from the Novel Hong Lou Meng - Chinese silk painting with a scene from the novel Hong Lou Meng China, probably late Qing Dynasty. Silk painting. Visible dimensions: 33.8 × 27.8 cm. Framed under glass. Frame dimensions: 35.7 × 28.8 cm. Condition: Crease marks, signs of age and wear, browned. Frame edges rubbed. A scene from the ''Grand View Garden'': Baoyu is outside sitting on a rock, while Daiyu stands beside him in the open. Xiren is in a nearby room, playing music on a Chinese qin. The sound flows out through the window, and Baoyu and Daiyu listen together. Hong Lou Meng is a classic Chinese novel about love, loss, and the decline of a great family. At its center are Baoyu and Daiyu, whose delicate, tragic relationship is among the most beautiful moments in Chinese literature.