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Round silk fan painting of a blue-robed scholar walking by a lake with willows, while a servant in red carries a long wrapped object.

Scholar with Servant Holding a Qin 人物竹柄团扇

An ink and color painting on a silk fan shows a robed scholar in blue walking a lakeshore beside willows and rocks, while a servant in red-brown carries a long wrapped object. Distant hills fade into pale mist under a soft, muted sky.

Artist
Unknown
Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1912), 1876
Medium
Fan; ink and color on silk, with bamboo handle
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2201 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1912).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Russell Tyson

Español: Erudito con sirviente que lleva un qin

Un abanico de seda pintado con tinta y color muestra a un erudito con túnica azul caminando junto a un lago, entre sauces y rocas, mientras un sirviente de rojizo lleva un objeto largo envuelto. Colinas lejanas se desvanecen en una neblina pálida bajo un cielo suave y apagado.

Português: Erudito com servo que carrega um qin

Um leque de seda pintado com tinta e cor mostra um erudito de túnica azul caminhando à beira de um lago, entre salgueiros e rochas, enquanto um servo de tom avermelhado carrega um objeto longo e envolto. Colinas distantes se dissolvem em névoa clara sob um céu suave e discreto.

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