The scroll painting Gathering of Notable Lyric Poets(Cilin yaji tu) of Wu Wei in the collection of the Shanghai Museum depicts a gathering in Jinling(Nanjing) in the 18th year (1505) of the Hongzhi reign of Long Ni,the provincial judicial commissioner(anchaqianshi) of Zhejiang,with several friends,including colleagues,fellow examination candidates and fellow graduates,as well as some poet friends.

Wu Wei creatively includes the features of several genres,the farewell painting,the painting recording a gathering of notables (yaji-tu) and the banquet painting,and the hasty white sketch lines did not detract from the meticulousness and detail of the work,the unique style of which created a new model for paintings recording such gatherings(yaji-tu).