# The studious woodcutter Zhu Maichen

- By: Follower of Jiang Song (active late 15th-early 16th century)
- By: Formerly attributed to Zhang Shunmin (active late 11th-early 12th century)
- Date: 16th century
- Medium: Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink on silk
- Classification: Paintings
- Dimensions: H x W (image): 158.7 x 97.6 cm (62 1/2 x 38 7/16 in)
- Culture: Chinese
- Credit line: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://asia.si.edu/object/F1916.534/)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/11efbc011a1bcdb5aac3bbf60e61a5a1.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The poor woodcutter Zhu Maichen loved classical literature. Every day he trudged to market carrying bundles of firewood on a shoulder pole while reciting favorite passages and poems. Zhu’s