千字文
Over the following centuries, the painting passed through the hands of several owners, including Tan Zhiyi (), Dong Qichang and Wu Zhengzhi (). When Wu Zhengzhi died, he passed the painting to his third son Wu Hongyu (), who loved the painting so much that when he went into seclusion, he left behind all valuables and only brought the painting and a copy of the "Thousand Character Classic" by Master Zhiyong ().