🖌️ #ZaiYu, one of the ten philosophers among #ConfucissDisciple, who was very eloquent. Perhaps for this reason he was once entrusted to accompany Confucius on his travels. Look closer at his #Portrait： #NPM #CIT

🧵 The image below depicts a #WomanWeaver using a #Loom for #ClothWeaving. This type of weaving machine in textile industry is called backstrap treadle loom. Look closer: #VAmuseum #CIT

🪁 Today is #BeginningOfSpring (#Lichun). In ancient China, people saw three phenological phases: the #EastWind resolve the cold, creatures that have been torpid during the winter begin to move, and #Fishes rise up to the ice. Look closer: #NPM #CIT

💐 A leaf from an album representing the theme of winter with various subjects ranging from landscapes to plants. Here is a picture of a #WinterJasmine and #SpanishJasmine; both plants are categorised as #BlossomsInWinter in China. Look closer: #MET #CIT

👻 This painting is part of a set depicting the theme of #KingsOfHell. It transforms the Indian Buddhist concept of judgment after death into a Chinese bureaucratic process. Here, a king is sentencing #soul, who then was punished by #GhostJailer: #MET #CIT

🎭 This painting portrays the character of #Nezha from the #Opera of #MendingTheBigJar. Originally a #DharmaProtector in Buddhism, here, Nezha is depicted as a young hero holding a magic #QianKunRing and a #Spear. Look closer: #MET #CIT

⛰️ This painting is from an album documenting places visited by #EmperorGaozongOfQing in one of his eastern inspection tours. This one depicts a #GovernmentOffice, indicated by the #ScreenWall and #Flagpole, as his #TravellingPalace. Look closer: #NPM #CIT

❄️ Today is #GreatCold (or #Dahan). In ancient China, it is divided into three phenological sub-periods: Hens hatch, predatory birds fly high and swiftly, and water ice freezes thick and strong. Look closer: #NPM #CIT #Iconography

🖌️ #AnQisheng is a Daoist immortal, here depicted carrying a basket of sacred fungi on his shoulder. Legend has it that the first emperor of China #QinShihuang once visited him at a seaside when he was already over 1,000 years old. Look closer: #HYL #CIT

🖌️ #Tianwu is a #CreatureWithAHumanHeadAndABeastBody. In #TheClassicOfMountainsAndSeas, he is described as having #AHumanFaceWithEightHeads, a tiger's body with eight feet and eight tails. He is generally thought to be a water deity. Look closer: #HYL #CIT

🖌️ #RanYong, one of the top ten philosophers among #ConfucissDisciple, known for his sincerity and great magnanimity. Later he became an influential administrator in his kingdom Lu. Look closer at his #Portrait via： #NPM #CIT

⛰️ #TongbaiShan is a mountain with beautiful sceneries located in the border area between #Henan and #Hubei Provinces in China. Historically, the place was considered to be one of the #SeventyTwoBlissfulLands where immortals resided. Look closer: #NPM #CIT

🧣 Today is #SlightCold (#Xiaohan). In ancient times, people observed three natural changes: #FlockOfWildGeese head northwards, magpies begin to build nests, and pheasants start to call. Look closer: #NPM #CIT #Iconography

🧵 The watercolour below depicts a #WomanWeaver engaging in #ThreadThrowing, a process of preparing skeins for weaving. The tools include a large #SpoolingReel, a skein-conducting hook and small reels. Look closer: #VAmuseum #CIT

👶 Look at the child holding a vase with a #Halberd and a #Lithophone inside. Pronounced 'Ji' and 'Qing' in Chinese respectively, the two items together form a homophonic pun for #GoodHealthEmolumentAndHappiness. Look closer: #NPM #CIT

🖌️ #BaiShiSheng, an immortal in Chinese Daoism. He is known for his longevity with youthful appearance. It is said that he can easily walk three and four hundreds li per day. Look closer: #HYL #CIT

⛰️ #ShengShan, literally means 'mountain climbing', is a small hill in present-day #Zhejiang province. It is named after the 4th-century calligrapher Wang Xizhi who often hiked up the hill. Look closer: #NPM #CIT #Geography

❄️ Today is #WinterSolstice (#Dongzhi). In ancient China, the phenological signs of this period included： the worms curl, the moose-deer shed their horns, and the springs of water are (all) in movement. Look closer: #NPM #CIT

🖌️ #Shebi is a #CreatureWithAHumanHeadAndABeastBody. Described in #TheClassicOfMountainsAndSeas, he has a human face and dog ears, with two green snakes entwined around them. Look closer: #HYL #CIT

🖌️ #RenGeng is one of the most renowned #ConfuciussDisciples. It is said that he died young, but in this portrait he is depicted as an elderly. Look closer at his #Portrait： #NPM #CIT