Half_Portraits_of_the_Great_Sage_and_Virtuous_Men_of_Old_-_Yan_Hui_Ziyuan_(顏回_子淵).jpg
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Summary
anonymous : Half Portraits of the Great Sage and Virtuous Men of Old 至聖先賢半身像 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q4233718
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Title |
Half Portraits of the Great Sage and Virtuous Men of Old
至聖先賢半身像 |
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Description |
This depicts Yan Hui (顏回), styled Ziyuan (子淵), also known as Yan Yuan (顏淵).
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Date | Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Album leaf, ink and colors on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 33.3 x 24.3 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q540668
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Accession number |
中-畫-000329-00000
(full album)
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Place of creation | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes |
The full album Half Portraits of the Great Sage and Virtuous Men of Old consists of sixty leaves. It includes 120 notable Confucians, spanning from the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC) up to the Yuan dynasty. Judging from the names in the title labels in the upper right corners of the portraits, the album must have been done after the Yuan dynasty court ennobled Confucius' major disciples in 1330. The first 14 portraits in the album are in order:
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References |
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Source/Photographer | Portraits of the Sage . Teacher Exemplar for a Myriad Generations: Confucius in Painting, Calligraphy, and Print Through the Ages (exhibit). Taipei: National Palace Museum. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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