Painting #6: The Rose Bushes


BORDER PHRASE: “In haste to chase, Jack Hare jumps dog, rose blushing, petals tumble upon air.”

BARBED LETTER WORD: CHILD

RED LETTER WORD: MOUSE

WORD FROM THE MASTER RIDDLE: BURIED

HIDDEN HARE: Not hidden at all, really.

CLUES & COMMENTS: I remember this spread being reproduced in an American’s children’s magazine called Dynamite. Since the border spells out “mouse,” and there’s one clinging to a blade of grass in the photo, the magazine asked, “Is the mouse pointing toward the treasure?” It was silly, but hey, it was a children’s magazine.

I have never been able to discern any master clue references in this picture.

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Pjallis October 9, 2012 at 3:48 pm

I suppose the only master clue reference could be that this is the first double page picture in the book, indicating a work break in the CLOSE BY AMPTHILL acronym. Word break is also implied by the “break” in the text

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Ian penfold February 25, 2023 at 2:07 am

Did anyone else notice that in this picture, the stance of the hare is exactly the stance of the golden hare, and the falling jewels and scattered petals are also part of the sculpture. I also find it odd that nobody anywhere has mentioned that the sculpture is actually a mobile, to be hung in a window, where it’s surfaces and jewels would reflect and refract sunlight and moonlight.

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