Who created "Dancer and Musicians in a Garden"?

Dancer and Musicians in a Garden was created by Formerly attributed to Zhou Wenju (å³)å¨æç© (active mid-10th century) in 18th century.

When was "Dancer and Musicians in a Garden" created?

This artwork was created 18th century.

Is "Dancer and Musicians in a Garden" in the public domain?

Yes, Dancer and Musicians in a Garden is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Dancer and Musicians in a Garden

Formerly attributed to Zhou Wenju (å³)å¨æç© (active mid-10th century)

18th century

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number

F1916.42

Tags

Charles Lang Freer collectionChinaChinese ArtQing dynasty (1644 - 1911)cymbaldancerdancingdrumflutegarden

About this artwork

To 1916

Art Historical Context

**Dancer and Musicians in Garden** is a captivating18th-century Chinese painting from the Qing dynasty (164–1911), once attributed to the Tang-era court artist Zhou Wenju, active in the mid-10th. This reattribution highlights how later painters emulated earlier masters' refined figure styles, blending elegant silhouettes with vibrant garden landscapes. The scene bursts with life: a graceful female dancer at center, surrounded by musicians playing traditional instruments like the drum, cymbal, flute, and sheng—a bamboo mouth organ—evoking the joyous rhythms of imperial entertainment. In Qing C...

Dancer and Musicians in a Garden

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