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Chinese painting on silk: an elderly scholar kneels at a basin while a young attendant helps, and two attendants stand at right on a brown ground with red seals.

Scholar and attendants

An elderly scholar in a loose robe kneels over a basin at center left while a young attendant leans in to help, and two more attendants stand at right, one holding a fan. Painted in ink and color on silk, the scene rests on a muted brown ground marked with red seals, a vase, and folded papers.

Artist
Formerly attributed to Lu Tanwei (active 460s-early 500s)
Date
1368-1644
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
3999 × 2741 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1644).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

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