Portrait of the Poet Du Fu in a Bamboo Hat,

1747 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Portrait of the Poet Du Fu in a Bamboo Hat

1747 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Shen Tingfang 沈廷芳

Hanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper

image: 63 x 55.5 cm. (24 13/16 x 21 7/8 in.) 85.5 x 59.5 cm. (33 11/16 x 23 7/16 in.)

Gift of George Rowley

y1958-222

Asia, China

Left: Feng [][] 馮** Dated to the dingmao 丁卯 cyclical year; if during the Qianlong reign, this corresponds to 1747. [to be transcribed] Right, top: 唐杜文貞公小像 仁和後學沈廷芳敬摹於南池使院，官春 後學黃邦[*]題[寫]。時乾隆丙寅重[1746]五日也。 “Portrait of Lord Du Wenzhen [i.e., Du Fu] of the Tang Dynasty Respectfully traced by the Rencheng junior scholar Shen Tingfang at the Nanchi military commissioner’s office (使院), and inscribed by Huang Bang[]. At the time of the fifth day of the bingyin cyclical year of the Qianlong reign.” Notes: 1. Shen Tingfang 沈廷芳 (1692-1762 or 1767), zi: Wanshu 畹叔, hao: Jiaoyuan 椒園; native of Renhe 仁和, present-day Hangzhou. Right, bottom: Zong Jichen 宗稷辰 (1792-1867) 1866 record of repairs to shrine supervised by the Buddhist follower Benshan 本善 浣花西望草堂遙秋水 南池蹟未消[感]昔蕭疏 逢八月悵今枯寂剩雙 橋圖留戴笠冰霜映 詩重懷君 日月 標百二十年重補葺 沈椒園先生*祠 至今重周丙寅矣 [Summary: it has been 2 60-year cycles since Shen Tingfang’s 1746 inscription] 歸人餘 慕仰青霄 *願葺公祠未果 同治五[1866]年八月 小補葺之時*組*行* 刻小詩於後會稽後學 宗稷辰謹記 釋子本善監修 Notes: 1. Huanhua 浣花草堂 and Xiwang 西望草堂 caotang both refer to Du Fu’s cottage in Chengdu, Sichuan. 杜甫草堂，又稱浣花草堂、工部草堂、少陵草堂，位於四川省成都市西郊的浣花溪畔，現今是成都杜甫草堂博物館 2. Nanchi 南池 pond and Qiushui 秋水 stream are located in Rencheng 任城 (present-day Jining 濟寧, Shandong province). Du Fu had visited this area as evidenced by his poem: https://baike.baidu.com/item/与任城许主簿游南池 《与任城许主簿游南池》是唐代诗人杜甫创作的一首五言律诗。此诗记述杜甫在齐赵漫游时期愉快的游赏以及同朋友们惬意的交往，描绘了白露节前南池的秋色，并抒发了思乡之情。 与任城许主簿游南池① 秋水通沟洫②，城隅进小船。 晚凉看洗马，森木乱鸣蝉。 菱熟经时雨，蒲荒八月天。 晨朝降白露，遥忆旧青毡③。 ①任城：旧县名，今入济宁。许主簿：名不详。主游，官名书，办理事务。南池：据《一统志》载，南池在济宁东南隅，今淤塞。 ②洫（xù）：田间的水道。 ③青毡：据《晋书·王献之传》载，王献之夜卧书斋，有小偷入室行窃。献之发觉后说：别的东西尽可拿走，只有青毡是我家旧物，应该留下。群偷吓跑。后以“青毡”指代儒者故家旧物。白露节后，天气变凉，故有青毡之忆。 [2] 白话译文 秋水通连起沟沟渠渠，在城的一角我们放船游览。 时当傍晚，天气凉爽，百姓们在水边洗马；茂密的树林中蝉声响成一片。 秋雨过后，水下的菱角已经成熟；时当八月，水边的野草也已荒残。 明天早晨就是白露，我不禁忆起谣远故乡的旧青毡。 3. Shen Jiaoyuan 沈椒園 is Shen Tingfang 沈廷芳 (1692-1762), zi: 椒園，native of Renhe 仁和 (present-day Hangzhou 杭州. 4. 宗稷辰 (1792-1862), original given name: Xuchen 續辰, zi: Difu 滌甫, hao: Yuexian shanmin 越峴山民, native of Kuaiji 會稽, Zhejiang province.

Standing figure of the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu 杜甫 (712-770) wearing a bamboo hat (douli 斗笠), reflecting the expression daili 戴笠, which refers to the poor or impoverished condition of a scholar. Inscriptions dated 1746 and 1747 indicate the pictorial stone that was the basis for this rubbing may have been carved at that time. However, a 1866 inscription at lower right may indicate that the stone was recut at that time or that inscription was added to the stone or the rubbing.

Chinese

Qing

rubbings

figures (representations), men, portraits