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| Keywords: Northern Qi scholars collating classic texts2.jpg Northern Qi scholars collating classic texts Handscroll 27 6 x 114 cm ink color silk In his China A New History Cambridge Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2006 John K Fairbank writes <blockquote> Song eleventh century This painting is entitled Scholars of the Northern Qi Dynasty Collating Texts but the four scholars shown in this detail the left-hand side of this painting above shown in his book are at play as well as at work Although the two seated on the far side of the large wooden platform have their brushes and papers in hand the foreground pair appear to be smiling and teasing each other with pushing and pulling while a small boy removes shoes on the right Two maid-servants have set out cups and heaping dishes and food but one dish has been knocked over by the playful pair On the left edge of the platform are still more diversions a musical instrument the qin zither and equipment for competing at throwing arrows into a vase </blockquote> 北齐校书图 29063 11 century Song Dynasty Anonymous; original work is done by Creator Yen Li-pen Song copy of original by Yen Li-pen institution Museum of Fine Arts Boston object history exhibition history credit line accession number <gallery>Image Northern Qi Scholars Collating Classic Texts jpg</gallery> Art of China in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston PD-old-100-1923 Paintings of the Song Dynasty Yen Li-pen | ||||
