The Bamboo Slope 竹坡圖

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Wang Hui

Title

The Bamboo Slope 竹坡圖

Place

China (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1632–1717

Medium

Handscroll; ink on paper

Inscriptions

Inscription: 幽居誰與共徘徊，翠竹浦浦繞屋栽，滿院書聲藏不住，時隨清吹出牆來。 庚寅十一月十八日畫并題，奉贈竹坡同學先生教正，耕煙散人王翚 Quiet dwelling, with whom roaming around, The emerald bamboos planted around the house, making bustling sound. Voice of reading books in the garden, cannot be hidden inside, At times following the cool breeze, it comes out over the wall. On the sixteenth day of the eleventh month of the gengyin year, painted and added an inscription. Respectfully presented to Mr. Zhupo for his instruction. Gengyan sanren Wang Hui. Artist’s seals: 王翚之印，石谷，西爽 Collectors’ seals: 滄江百□, 清暉老人

Dimensions

25.8 × 176.6 cm (10 1/8 × 69 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Wan-go H. C. Weng

Reference Number

1955.1235

IIIF Manifest  The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.

Learn more.

https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/84767/manifest.json

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.