In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
The four figures seen here, all elegant in dress and demeanor, represent the cultivation of virtuous womanhood—a traditional Confucian principle that was given special emphasis during the Qing dynasty. Three women stand around a table, perhaps discussing the surrounding books and scrolls; a girl prepares hot water. Though the delicate bodies seem to float in space, the furnishings are rendered with a mathematical perspective that may have been adapted from Western images collected in China during this period.
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Wang Li Mu
Unidentified artist|Wang Zhenpeng — 明/清 佚名 舊傳王振鵬 養正圖 
Wang Li Mu
Untitled
Wang Li Mu
Wang Li Mu
Untitled