I don't remember how many days (perhaps three, I guess) of careful emulation of the original painting before I took this first picture to record my progress. Though trying to be very careful with eyes wide open and sometimes with the help of magnifying glass, I was amazed to find that my emulation came out somewhat "differently" from the original. After all, this is not a photo copy. I have to admit that in my concentrated efforts to emulate there are things in the original that seem to be tantalizing and are beyond my ability to put down in paper, however hard I tried. Then I realize why he has been regarded as one of the great masters of Chinese landscape painting....
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