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The Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove

Fu Baoshi Chinese
ca. 1940s
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
The subject of this painting is a group of third-century scholars who found solace in nature while enjoying wine, music, poetry, and Daoist-oriented “pure conversation” to distance themselves from the corrupt political world. To commemorate similar gatherings in wartime Chongqing, Fu and his friends created a caricature of these men titled The Seven Worthies Coming out of the Grove.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove
  • Artist: Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)
  • Date: ca. 1940s
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 25 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (64.7 x 75 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art