Portrait of a Censor
Portrait of a Censor
Portrait of a Censor
Portrait of a Censor

Currently not on view

Portrait of a Censor,

undated; ca. 18th century

Anonymous
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1947-164

Information

Title
Portrait of a Censor
Dates

undated; ca. 18th century

Maker
Anonymous
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 146 x 91.5 cm. (57 1/2 x 36 in.) Mount: 297 x 101.7 cm. (116 15/16 x 40 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1947-164
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
unsigned
Marks/Labels/Seals
Two characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Subject
figures (representations), censors, dragons, men, tigers, portraits

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1947 gift to Princeton University Art Museum

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