Late Rabbit has all the elements of a traditional Chinese painting—inscribed colophon, brocade mounting, mountainous landscape—but is created not with brush and silk, but pen on paper. The pattern of Joey Leung Ka-yin’s silk brocade is entirely hand-drawn; her inscription emulates a computer typeface. It reads:

Please forgive me your majesty
You know I am never late
I mistakenly took the wrong path
And was distracted by the flirtatious glances
like a group of jumping fleas
They threw me the sweetest “hello” I have ever heard
I fell headlong into their embrace
Then I lost my way and I didn’t know how to find it
That’s the reason why I am late

© 2021 Joey Leung Ka-yin, photo courtesy of the artist