One time, Liu was walking on an embankment and he saw a man trudging up the embankment with some difficulty. The man seemed to be carrying a wooden box on his shoulders, but it was actually two boxes connected by a wooden pole. The local people told Liu that it was a small boat. The boat carrier was a fisherman, and this scene stuck with him for many years. Later, he sculpted this boat carrier. I don’t know why, but when I look at this work, I think of Millet’s farmers. -Wu Jing, My Old Friend

Liu Shiming