Christie’s Auction House in Hong Kong is looking for bids today on one of only two surviving works by Song Dynasty poet and artist Su Shi (1037-1101, A.D.).
Titled “Wood and Rock” the drawing of a withered tree next to an unusual rock is part of a longer scroll and is expected to be sold at upwards of $50 million. More
Promotional video of the work Here
His descendant, Sashimi is about to become very wealthy. I know, couldn’t resist.
I can get Su Shi a lot cheaper at a local restaurant. Why pay so much?
@EE: you’re quicker than I am!
…i evidenly need to work on my poetry a bit harder, for my descendants, y’know.
…that said, I wonder what the original text of “There once was a man from Nantucket” will go for in 3078…
There’s something fishy about this whole thing.
That Su Shi, his poetry was fresh and raw, and sometimes, he could get on a roll.
If only Wong Tack, should have stayed on the Right Track, were selling it.
The poorest MP in Malaysia.
Wooden rock on roll
Handsome words, awful rythm
Need lots more cow bell
Meh. My girls did better art than that in grade school.
I wouldn’t pay more than $40M for the piece.
Su Shi is a Chinese poet.
Sushi is a Japanese appetizer.
If you can’t tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese, you’re a RACIST!!11!!!
Fortune cookies were invented in the USA.
Who’s racist?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_CaZ4EAexQ
@geeknerd – If you can’t TELL the difference between Chinese and Japanese, you’re IGNORANT!!11!!!
If you don’t CARE about the difference THAT makes you a RACIST!!11!!!
How come natives don’t like to eat Sushi? Cosh shumtimes she peesh her pantsh
Su Shi = never heard of him
Sushi = Fish bait
My guess is that Su Shi Scroll would be tastier with a little wasabi.
The translation must be wrong. That looks more like “Snail on Acid” to me.
If you can’t tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese, you’re a RACIST!!11!!!
Suggest you take it up with the chinks for misappropriating. Oops did I say something wong?
Is it gas station Su Shi?
Su Shi eventually got tired of eating raw seafood and became the first Chinaman to successfully wok his dog.
(whine…..) Me want………
My wife’s Vietnamese, and Chinese people think she’s Chinese, and Japanese people think she’s Japanese, and Pilipino people think she’s Filipino. Even Asians can’t tell each other apart. LOL!
BTW, my first post was SARCASM