Oh, yes-! I've always collected art pieces and antiques, and I practice painting and calligraphy when I have the time.

[he seems to have brightened a little, now that they're on this subject.]

Some of my fans are my own work, though others were brought in from outside Qinghe-- there's a particular artist from Lanling that does the loveliest gilding, I really do wish I could have brought one of theirs with me.