Stroking the Sword Seal Engraving
“Stroking the sword while lamenting the social realities” (抚 剑伤世路), engraved by Shen Qianqiu. Ming Dynasty (Fig. 14)
A bizarre red Chinese seal engraving is shown above an English museum-style caption describing it as “Stroking the sword while lamenting the social realities,” engraved by Shen Qianqiu during the Ming Dynasty. The joke comes from the dramatic, overly scholarly description paired with the nearly unreadable abstract-looking design, making it useful as an absurd reaction to complicated or incomprehensible situations.
- @eternalclassic / 59049 2024-10-16
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- image
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- 542×800 · 81.1 KiB
- Mood
- absurd, ironic
- Language
- en
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