Purification at the Orchid Pavilion

About this work

You see scholars in long robes sitting by a river, dipping brushes in ink while others chat under willow trees. This painting shows a famous gathering from 353 CE, where poets wrote verses and floated wine cups down the stream. Fan Yi’s version glows with soft colors and fine brush lines, making the scene feel quiet and alive. The original event was so well-known that artists kept painting it for centuries. To see how earlier painters handled the same moment, look up the subject *china, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)*.