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Portrait of the Tang dynasty Poet Meng Haoran,
1888 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)
Yang Jun 楊浚, carving agent, 1830–1890
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1958-283
Information
Title
Portrait of the Tang dynasty Poet Meng Haoran
Dates
1888 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)
Maker
Yang Jun 楊浚 , carving agent
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
image: 95.5 x 48.8 cm. (37 5/8 x 19 3/16 in.)
104.5 x 53.7 cm. (41 1/8 x 21 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Rowley
Object Number
y1958-283
Place Made
Asia, China
Inscription
Title: 唐孟襄陽小象
Right:
Yang Jun 楊浚 (1830-1890)
萬曆壬寅[1606]八月孫文龍摹王右丞筆立石
光緒戊子[1888]嘉平侯官楊浚重刊
Notes:
1. Sun Wenlong 孫文龍 (act. early 17th century), author of Chengtian fuzhi《承天府志》
2. Wang Wei 王維 (699-761), known as “Wang Youcheng” 王右丞
Marks/Labels/Seals
Rubbing seals:
Yang Jun 楊浚 (1830-1890)
“Sunjian Yang da” 筍江楊大, sq. intaglio
“Jiangong” 健公, sq. relief
Description
Portrait of the Tang dynasty poet Meng Haoran 孟浩然 (zi: Haoran 浩然; 689-740) standing with his arms in long sleeves together in front of his abdomen. Bearded, he wears outer and inner robes on his body, and a headcloth (putou 幞頭) with a shawl in back on his head. Yang Jun had the pictorial stone from which this rubbing was taken recarved in 1888. It was recut after a 1606 pictorial stone by Sun Wenlong 孫文龍 (act. early 17th century), which was said to follow an image attributed to Wang Wei 王維 (699-761).
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