Who created "The Pure Recluse of Bamboo Creek"?

The Pure Recluse of Bamboo Creek was created by Formerly attributed to Ni Zan åªç (1306-1374) in 15th century.

When was "The Pure Recluse of Bamboo Creek" created?

This artwork was created 15th century.

Is "The Pure Recluse of Bamboo Creek" in the public domain?

Yes, The Pure Recluse of Bamboo Creek is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Pure Recluse of Bamboo Creek

Formerly attributed to Ni Zan åªç (1306-1374)

15th century

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number

F1919.10

Tags

Charles Lang Freer collectionChinaChinese ArtMing dynasty (1368 - 1644)riverwater

About this artwork

Ni Zan was an exceptionally popular painter and his style was often imitated by other scholar-artists both during his lifetime and in the centuries that followed. An early example of such imitation, this small handscroll bears a forged inscription of Ni Zan at right, together with a false date of 1363. With only a few minor discrepancies, the inscription contains the same poem that was written by Qian Weishan (see F1915.36d), only here the first line reads, "I often sketch bamboo to give to frie...

The Pure Recluse of Bamboo Creek

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