A Probe into the Time in Which ZHANG Da qian Got Well known in Autumn Elites’Gathering

The history narrated by ZHANG Da qian which shows that ZHANG got famous in Autumn Elites’Gathering of 1924 seems to be the final conclusion. However, the newly found A Picture of Chrysanthemum Painted by ZHANG Da qian, ZHANG Shan ma and TIE Shou tie tells that the Autumn Elites’Gathering can be dated back to November (September of Lunar Calendar), 1928, which is not in accordance with what ZHANG once narrated. The articles Banquet of Autumn Elites’Records of Autumn Elites’Gathering and Painting Reading in Autumn Elites’Gathering published on the newspaper Shenbao, and other historical records all contribute to the fact that it was in 1928 instead of 1924 that ZHANG got famous in Autumn Elites Gathering.