Bamboo

dated 1942

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Bamboo painting has remained popular through the twentieth century and into the present day. Wu Huayuan made this fan in 1942, amid World War II, in response to a painting by the Ming dynasty artist Xia Chang.

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現代　吳華源　墨竹圖　摺扇
Title: Bamboo
Artist: Wu Huayuan (active early 20th century)
Period: Republic period (1912–49)
Date: dated 1942
Culture: China
Medium: Fan; ink on paper
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Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Object Number: 1986.267.305
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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