The very first painting I bought 10 years ago - one which now hangs over the dining table at home - is one that I did not want initially.
It is an abstract calligraphy of the Chinese word "guo", or "country". Thick, aggressive brush strokes sweep across the rice paper, like a river bursting its banks.
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