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Copy of Tang Yin’s Portrait of Wu Cailuan

Fang Xun (1736–1799)Dated 1797

Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

According to the tale written by Pei Xing, the scholar Wen Xiao was financially unable after his marriage with the fairy Cailian and the latter had to copy the book Tang Yun (The Rhymes of Tang) for a living. The couple later moved to a village in Jiangxi, where they “taught in total children of dozens”. In the piece, Cailian was seen holding a book and playing with a child as in the tale.

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  • Title: Copy of Tang Yin’s Portrait of Wu Cailuan
  • Creator: Fang Xun (1736–1799)
  • Date Created: Dated 1797
  • Provenance: Gift of Bei Shan Tang
  • Rights: Collection of Art Museum, CUHK
  • Medium: Colour on silk
  • Accession number: 1999.0334
Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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