Portrait of Emperor Taizu
Portrait of Emperor Taizu
Portrait of Emperor Taizu
Portrait of Emperor Taizu

Currently not on view

Portrait of Emperor Taizu,

undated

Anonymous
Chinese
y1946-164

Information

Title
Portrait of Emperor Taizu
Dates

undated

Maker
Anonymous
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 120 x 74 cm. (47 1/4 x 29 1/8 in.) Mount: 306 x 86 cm. (120 1/2 x 33 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1946-164
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
unsigned
Inscription
Inscription signed Fang Xiaoru (1357-1402) (spurious)
Marks/Labels/Seals
Qing imperial seals (spurious?) on painting Four characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
Culture
Chinese
Type
paintings, hanging scrolls, scroll paintings, chinese painting styles
Subject
portraits, figures (representations), emperors, 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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