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God of Longevity,
1868 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)
Su Shi 蘇軾, painter, attributed to, 1036–1101
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1958-268
Information
Title
God of Longevity
Dates
1868 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)
Maker
Su Shi 蘇軾 , painter, attributed to
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
image: 74.1 x 34.8 cm. (29 3/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
94.1 x 38.8 cm. (37 1/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Rowley
Object Number
y1958-268
Place Made
Asia, China
Inscription
Right:
Su Shi 蘇軾 (1036-1101)
紹聖二年[1095]四月佛壽日蘇軾寫
Rubbing seal: “Su Shi jushi” 蘇軾居士, sq. intaglio
Left:
Unidentified (late Qing dynasty)
同治戊辰年[1868]仲[秋] 後學***重[刻 or 刊]
“In the 2nd month of autumn in the wuchen cyclical year of the Tongzhi reign, recarved by ***.
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
“[]” , squarish relief
Description
Representation of God of Longevity (Shouxing 壽星) as a stout, bearded old man with a high brow. His robes are outlined in broad graphic lines in contrast the fine lines used for his facial features. The pictorial stone this rubbing was taken from was engraved in 1868 recarving after an earlier engraving that purportedly traces back to a Song dynasty model with a 1095 inscription signed Su Shi.
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