Portrait of Wang Shimin, late 17th century, Gu Jianlong, Chinese, 1606-1687, 13 7/8 × 47 1/8 in. ( × cm) (image), Ink and color on silk, China, 17th century, The revered early-Qing painter and literatus Wang Shimin is portrayed in the very center of this painting in the main hall of his chambers, surrounded by the hardwood furniture and scholarly accoutrements of his station. While Wang seems to dominate the scene here, there are several women also depicted in the painting—some off in a chamber to the upper right, obscured from view; others seem to be working in the kitchen

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