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Chinese silk scroll painting of robed figures playing go at a low table in a palace room, with a reclining figure and painted screen behind them.

The double screen: Emperor Li Jing watching his brothers play weiqi 重屏圖

Figures in a palace interior play weiqi on a low table while attendants stand and sit nearby, one reclining on a couch behind a painted screen. Ink and color on silk in a fine, restrained brushline; the scroll's mounting with red seals frames the scene.

Artist
Formerly attributed to Zhou Wenju (傳)周文矩 (active mid-10th century)
Date
14th century
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2208 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1400).
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

Español: El biombo doble: partida de go en un interior palaciego

Varias figuras en un interior palaciego juegan weiqi sobre una mesa baja mientras otros asistentes permanecen de pie o sentados cerca, y uno reposa en un diván tras un biombo pintado. Tinta y color sobre seda, con trazo fino y contenido; los sellos rojos del montaje enmarcan la escena.

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