Portrait of the Loyal Minister Wen Tianxiang 文天祥 (1232-86)
Portrait of the Loyal Minister Wen Tianxiang 文天祥 (1232-86)
Portrait of the Loyal Minister Wen Tianxiang 文天祥 (1232-86)
Portrait of the Loyal Minister Wen Tianxiang 文天祥 (1232-86)

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Portrait of the Loyal Minister Wen Tianxiang 文天祥 (1232-86),

after 1368

Anonymous
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644 | Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1946-155

Information

Title
Portrait of the Loyal Minister Wen Tianxiang 文天祥 (1232-86)
Dates

after 1368

Maker
Anonymous
Medium
Hanging scroll; colors on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 171 x 83.2 cm. (67 5/16 x 32 3/4 in.) Mount: 302.5 x 101 cm. (119 1/8 x 39 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1946-155
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
unsigned
Marks/Labels/Seals
Five characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll Five characters in ink on label adhered to silk bag Tag attached to silk bag
Culture
Chinese
Type
paintings, hanging scrolls, scroll paintings, chinese painting styles
Subject
portraits, figures (representations), ministers of state, men

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1946 gift to Princeton University Art Museum

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