Bamboo
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.
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.
Artwork Details
- 現代 吳湖帆 墨竹圖 扇面
- Title: Bamboo
- Artist: Wu Hufan (Chinese, 1894–1968)
- Date: dated 1956
- Culture: China
- Medium: Folding fan; ink on blue paper
- Dimensions: 7 x 20 in. (17.8 x 50.8 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.301
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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China
Stele: Song dynasty (960–1279), 960–68; rubbing: 20th century
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