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Artist: Sun Wei was a noted painter in Sichuan area at the end of the Tang dynasty. This piece is his only authentic works extant. Zhao Ji, an emperor of the Song dynasty, made a short comment on the scroll. The painting depicts a well-known story called "Zhu Lin Qi Xian" (seven hermits with superb talent enjoying their life in bamboo forest during the Weijin period (A.D.220~420). Using his consummate skill, the painter expressed spiritual disposition of these people perfectly.

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