This fan leaf painting by the Tang dynasty master Zhou Liben depicts an ancient scholar tree (槐樹) at the Imperial University, rendered in ink with characteristic attention to naturalistic detail and compositional balance. The work features calligraphic inscriptions and poems by later literati Dong Bangda and Zhang Ruocheng, who added their own scholarly commentary to the historical subject. The intimate fan format allowed these scholar artists to engage in a collaborative artistic dialogue across time, transforming the simple depiction of a venerable tree into a multivalent expression of cultural continuity and scholarly appreciation.