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Hermit Among Bamboo and Streams
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Description
Wu Hufan was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. He is known not only for his landscapes, but also for his collection of traditional paintings and his connoisseurship. As the grandson of Qing period painter and calligrapher Wu Dacheng (1835-1902), Wu Hufan was able to access and study many original masterpieces. He is especially known for his study of the ‘Four Wangs’ from the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Dong Qichang (1555-1636) of the Ming dynasty, and also Dong Yuan, Juran (active AD 660-995) and other Song dynasty (AD 960-1279) master painters.
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Details
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Asia › China › Shanghai province (place of creation)
- Date
- 1930 - 1968
- Material and technique
- ink and colour on paper; mounted on card, framed with juan silk, and trimmed with brown paper
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 29 cm (height x width)
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organic › animal › animal product › silk
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- No. of items
- n/a
- Credit line
- Presented in honour of the forthcoming 70th birthdays of Jose Mauricio and Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 1995.
- Accession no.
- EA1995.254.h
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Further reading
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 24 September-1 December 1996, Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Vainker, Shelagh (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1996), no. 89 on p. 67, p. 10, illus. p. 67 fig. 89
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
The inscription reveals that Wu Hufan painted this scene in his own style. The remaining nine leaves of the album are each inscribed as being painted in the style of an early master; it is not uncommon for albums to comprise practice works in this way.
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