Artist: Unknown
Date: Five Dynasties (907-960)
Dimensions: Height 7.1 cm, Width 210.7 cm
Material: Ink on paper
In the Five Dynasties period, Qian Chu, the King of the Wu-Yue State, commissioned the building of Leifeng Pagoda that was also known as Huangfei Pagoda. After the pagoda's collapse in 1924, the scrolls concealed within its bricks were revealed. Chen Zengshou, a poet then residing in Hangzhou, acquired several scrolls and subsequently created numerous poems and paintings inspired by the pagoda. This scroll is one of such works. He invited friends including Wu Changshuo, Zeng Xi, Zhang Daqian, Huang Qifeng, and Wang Yun to paint according to the content of the scrolls or inscribe on his works. These Shanghai-based masters imagined the past of the Wu-Yue State and started a dialogue with the history.