God of Longevity
God of Longevity
God of Longevity
God of Longevity

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God of Longevity,

19th century (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Su Shi 蘇軾, painter, 1036–1101
Chinese
Song dynasty, 960–1279
y1958-139

Information

Title
God of Longevity
Dates

19th century (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Maker
Su Shi 蘇軾 , painter
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
image: 94.5 x 41 cm. (37 3/16 x 16 1/8 in.) 114 x 46 cm. (44 7/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Rowley
Object Number
y1958-139
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Left: Su Shi 蘇軾 (1036-1101) 紹聖二年[1095]四月佛壽日蘇軾寫 "Painted by Su Shi on Sakyamuni’s birthday in the 4th month of the second year [1095] the Shaosheng reign period." Rubbing seal: “Su Shi jushi” 蘇軾居士, sq. intaglio
Marks/Labels/Seals
Rubbing seals: Gaozong 高宗, Southern Song emperor (1107-1187, r. 1127-1162) “Deshoudian bao” 德壽殿寶, sq. relief Unknown “[]”, (cipher) squarish relief Collector seal: Unknown sq. relief (left bottom corner)
Culture
Chinese
Period
Song
Type
rubbings
Materials
paper, ink
Techniques
rubbing
Subject
figures (representations), deities, gods, men, portraits

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