Album of Eight Scenes from The Scholars
The Scholars, written by Qing dynasty novelist Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), contains a series of short satirical stories about intellectuals struggling with the imperial civil service examination, the only way to a worldly success.
Details
-
Title
Album of Eight Scenes from The Scholars
-
Artist/maker
Zhang Youxian (born 1954)after Wu Jingzi (1701 - 1754) (author) -
Associated place
Nanjing (place of creation) -
Date
1954 - 2007 -
Material and technique
ink and colour on paper; bound in card covered with jin silk
-
Material index
-
Technique index
-
Object type
-
Dimensions
album 40 x 27.5 x 3 cm (height x width x depth)
page 20.3 x 14.5 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
-
Credit line
Presented in honour of the 75th birthday of Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 2007.
-
Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA2007.218
Our online collection is being continually updated. Find out more
Know more about this object? Spotted an error? Contact us
Reference URL
?
Contains





































