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The plaque depicting the legendary grouping of seven historical
poets and writers from the 3rd century CE known as the Seven
Sages of the Bamboo Grove engaged in the four accomplishments
expected of a gentleman: mastery of the stringed instrument qin,
shown in its cloth cover held by one figure, the game of chess (qi)
being played by two scholars seated in the lower left, calligraphy
(shu) about to be written on a rock face by a figure in the upper left,
and painting (hua) being examined by the figures at the right, below
the inscription reading Zhulin Qi Xian (Seven Sages of the Bamboo
Grove) and bearing the signature of the late Qing dynasty ceramicist
Yu Huanwen; the plaque set within a mixed wood frame supported in
an elaborate pieced and reticulated stand with transverse feet.
16 1/2 x 10in (42 x 25.5cm) sight dimensions of plaque
29in (73.6cm) height including stand