Bamboo in the Wind, after Su Shi 仿東坡〈風竹圖〉

Object Details

• Artist

  Wu Zhen 吳鎮 (1280-1354)

• Label

  Three columns of calligraphy in cursive script complement a single spray of bamboo bending in the wind. The arc of the bamboo is emphasized by the repetitive, bladelike strokes used to render the leaves.

  Wu Zhen, one of the Four Great Masters of the Yuan Dynasty, is particularly renowned for his ink paintings of bamboo. In his inscription, Wu Zhen states that he painted this work after seeing a stone engraving of a similar painting by the Song dynasty artist and poet Su Shi(1037-1101).

  To learn more about this and similar objects, visit http://www.asia.si.edu/SongYuan/default.asp Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Beyond Brushwork: Symbolism in Chinese Painting (April 29 to November 26, 2006)

  Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (III) (May 29, 1999 to January 30, 2000)

  Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (II) (May 9, 1993 to May 31, 1994)

  Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (I) (August 3, 1984 to February 7, 1985)

  Chinese Flower Paintings (March 18 to September 22, 1983)

  Chinese Calligraphy and Ceramics (April 18, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

  Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 18 (February 25, 1956 to February 4, 1957)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting, Gallery 14, 1955 (November 17, 1955 to February 25, 1956)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting, Gallery 2, 1955 (April 11, 1955 to November 10, 1955)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (May 6, 1946 to November 17, 1955)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1300s

• Name

  Wu, Zhen

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Bamboo

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings