Bamboo

dated 1942
Not on view
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
  • Dimensions:
  • 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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