Five Scholars with Attendants
Original Language Title明 無款 五學士
Artist
Unknown
CultureChinese
Date14th century
MediumColors on silk
DimensionsOverall: 60 3/4 × 39 inches (154.31 × 99.06 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-150
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DescriptionScholars grouped about a table drinking wine. Background rockery and bamboo.Gallery LabelAlthough the gentlemen appear to be leisurely and relaxed, they practice the scholarly arts of books, calligraphy, painting and antiquities, pastimes of a scholar or official. Legends of famous gatherings of officials in garden settings became popular in paintings and decorative arts. This painting exemplifies the type of networking that happens in gatherings of scholars and officials.
Purchased through Laurence Sickman by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
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