Zhuwu Ting Qin, also called Qin Shuran Zhuwu Ting Qin (Qin Shuran Listens to the Qin from the Bamboo Thicket) was written in the 13th c. CE by Shi Zizhang,³ It concerns Qin Shuran and Zheng Yingluan, betrothed at birth but then separated.⁴

In the scene depicted here, a qin string breaks while Qin Youran is secretly listening to Zheng Yingluan play. She then realizes someone must be listening.⁵

 
Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1 竹塢聽琴 Zhuwu Ting Qin; LXS p.52. I have not found a translation or an outline in English. (Return)

2 Image from 張國標 Zhang Guobiao, ed., 徽派版畫藝術 Art of Woodcut of the Huizhou School, 安徽省美術出版社 Anhui Publishing House, 1995, p.194. (Return)

3 石子章 Shi Zizhang (fl. late 13th c.) (Return)

4 秦翛然 Qin Shuran; 鄭影鸞 Zheng Yingluan. (Return)

5 I have not yet found a libretto to see if any melodies are identified by name. (Return)

 
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