Director Zhang Yiqian of the film studio painted a landscape hanging scroll with his hometown Jingnan Mountain as the subject matter, which is a testament to Gu Jingzhou's special affection for the Jingnan landscape that nurtured him. "Born in the Year of Yimao" was the last seal of Gu Jingzhou's artistic career. In October 1993, nearly eighty years old, Gu Jingzhou was invited to Taiwan to participate in the "Yixing Zisha Pottery Masterpieces Exhibition" to promote friendship across the Taiwan Strait and carry forward the true essence of Zisha pottery culture. The "Gao Xu Bian Hu" (High Hollow Flat Pot) and "Shuang Quan Hu" (Double Circle Pot) bearing the seal "Born in Yimao" participated in this exhibition. With simple forms, flowing lines, and plain unadorned surfaces, they displayed the simple, elegant, and classical charm. Gu Jingzhou's later works bore numerous inscriptions. In 1980, Gu Jingzhou created the "Shangxin Bridge Pot" and "Gao Jinglang Pot," with inscriptions carved on the bottom reading "Made by Jingzhou in the early summer of Gengshen" and "Made by Jingzhou on a summer day of Gengshen" respectively. In 1983, while residing at Huaihai Middle School, Gu Jingzhou created the "Pengyun Tiliang Pot." On one hand, because he had no suitable seal at hand, and on the other hand, because it was a gift for a friend, he carved an inscription on the bottom: "In the spring of Guihai, I accompanied my elderly wife to seek medical treatment in Shanghai, staying at Huaihai Middle School. In utter boredom, I made several pots to commemorate the rough journey of life. Recorded by Jingzhou, at the age of sixty-nine" and "For the keeping of my elder brother Xiang Ming, made by younger brother Jingzhou in Shanghai, in the spring month of Jiangning." A "Gongchun Pot" made during the same period also bore the bottom inscription "Made in the spring of Guihai at Huaihai Middle School in Shanghai. Jingzhou, at the age of sixty-nine." In 1992, Gu Jingzhou collaborated with Zhao Jianghua on the "Yigou Zhishui Duo" water vessel, with the bottom inscription reading "A small piece by Taohu Waishi and Jianghua, summer day of Renshen." In the same year, Gu Jingzhou collaborated with Liu Haisu on the "Shuang Quan Hu" (Double Circle Pot), and in addition to the name seal, specially carved on the bottom "Born in Yimao / In the winter month of the year Renshen, made and inscribed by Jingzhou." It is not difficult to see that in his later years, Gu Jingzhou constantly reflected upon and summarized his artistic career. With the changes of the times and the twists and turns of Gu Jingzhou's artistic journey, he ultimately sublimated to a natural state of mind characterized by tranquil detachment and return to simplicity and authenticity. --- [1] Gao Yingzi, *Master of Chinese Arts and Crafts Gu Jingzhou* (Nanjing: Jiangsu Fine Arts Publishing House, July 2010 edition), p. 146.