Bamboo
Wu Hufan Chinese
Not on view
Wu Hufan was the grandson of Wu Dacheng, whose painting opens this exhibition. Wu Hufan drew on his family's extensive collection of paintings, calligraphy and seal carving for study of the orthodox masters—the Four Wangs of Qing, Dong Qichang (17th century), and earlier Song and Yuan painters. He was one of the most respected connoisseurs in 20th century China.
His subject in this fan is a literati favorite, bamboo: its value as a symbol is that it bends without breaking while artistically, it reflects every movement of the painter's brush in its demand for calligraphic line.
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