Eulogies and Portraits of Confucius and Seventy-two Disciples,

1144–56 (stones); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Eulogies and Portraits of Confucius and Seventy-two Disciples

1144–56 (stones); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Album leaves; ink rubbing on paper

each rubbing: 30.5 x 40.3 cm. (12 x 15 7/8 in.) overall: 30.8 x 47.5 cm. (12 1/8 x 18 11/16 in.)

Gift of George Rowley

y1958-142 a-l

Asia, China

Leaf a Right: Liang Shan 梁鱣 (522-440 BCE), zi: Shuyu 叔魚 梁鱣字叔魚齊人贈梁伯 室家壯年，無子則逐。見於信史，全齊[之俗]。 原本厥初，師言可復。以學則知，揆之[宜篤]。 Left: Ran Ru 冉孺 (born 501 BCE), zi: Zilu 子魯 冉孺字子魯魯人曾紀伯 紀伯子魯，聖學是務。厲己斯約，好問乃裕。 周旋中規，容止可度。允矣昔賢，後世所慕。 Leaf b Right: Lin Fang 林放 (552-480 BCE), zi: Ziqiu子丘 林放字子丘鲁人贈清河伯 禮之有本，子能啓問。大哉斯言，光昭明訓。 德輝泰山，誣祭莫奮。崇茲祀典，盖永令聞。 Left: Fan Xu 樊須 (born 515/505 BCE), zi: Zichi 子遲 樊須字子遲齊人贈樊伯 養才以道，聖人兼濟。始謂不仁，問鲍良喜。 寓志農圃，似暌仁義。學稼之辭，豈姑捨是。 Leaf c Right: Shu Zhonghui 叔仲會 (born 497 BCE), zi: Ziqi 子期 叔仲會字子期魯人曾瑕丘伯 瑕丘祚邑，子期是為。親訓有日，廣業於時。 四教允隆，五常以持。比肩俊傑，聞望斯垂。 Left: Shang Qu 商瞿 (born 522), zi: Zimu 子木 商瞿字子木魯人贈蒙伯 易之為書，彌合天地。 五十乃學，師則有是。 子能受授，洗心傳世。 知幾其神，宜被厥祀。 Leaf d Right: Fu Buji 宓不齊 (521/522-445 BCE), zi: Zijian 子賤 密不齊字子賤魯人贈單伯 君子若人，單父之政。引肘寤君，放魚稟令。 傅郭勿穫，遂能致命。百代理邑，用規觀聽。 Left: Yan Ji 燕伋 (541-476 BCE), zi: Si 思 燕伋字思秦人贈漁陽伯 師席高振，大成是集。至道克傳，賢達斯執。 善教云袤，儒風可立。漁陽之士，得跂而及。 Leaf e Right: Di Mo 狄黑 (act. late 6th-early 5th century BCE), zi: Xi 皙 狄黑字皙衛人贈臨濟伯 仰止狄皙，抱負淵通。游泳德化，揚[口素风]。 偉識既異，持教乃隆。厥志茂焉，毖祀無[穷]。 Left: Qidiao Chi (act. late 6th-early 5th century BCE), zi: Zilian 子斂 漆雕哆字子斂魯人贈武城伯 子斂受封，爰居武城。亹亹其聞，翩翩共英。 摳衣時習，願學日明。誕敷孔教，爵里疏榮。 Leaf f Right: Shen Dang 申黨 (act. late 6th-early 5th century BCE), zi: Zhou 周 申黨字周魯人贈邵陵伯 侁侁申周，四科與儔。逸駕文圃，鼓枻儒流。 冠珮既燕，言動允休。邵陵得封，可想清修。 Left: Qidiao Kai 漆雕開 (540-489 BCE), zi: Zikai 子開 漆雕開字子開魯人贈滕伯 仕進之道，要在究習。具臣而居，咎欲誰執。 斯未能信，謙以有立。闕里說之，多士莫及。 Leaf g Right: Shi Zhichang 施之常 (born 546 BCE), zi: Ziheng 子恆 施之常字子恆魯人贈乘氏伯 開國乘氏，有德斯彰。參稽百行，贊理三綱。 自拔行間，榮名甚光。在史藹藹，歷久彌芳。 Left: Gongzu Gouzi 公祖句茲 (act. late 6th-early 5th century BCE), zi: Zizhi 子之 公祖句茲字子之魯人贈期思伯 惟彼子之，錫伯期思。與賢並進，得聖而師。 彬彬雅道，翼翼令儀。上目至言， 廟食不隳。 Leaf h Right: Yan Hui 顏噲 (act. late 6th-early 5th century BCE), zi: Zisheng 子聲 顏噲字子聲魯人贈朱虛伯 褒錫朱虛，在器輪輿。儒室振領，聖[門曳裾]。 賢業得蘊，美材以攄。百世不刊，[載]觀成書。 Left: Kong Zhong 孔忠 (act. late 6th-early 5th century BCE), zi: Zimie 子蔑 孔忠字子蔑魯人贈汶陽伯 惟子挺生，道德之門。佩服至論，鯉則弟昆。 三得三亡，所問殊溫， 君子歸宓，義不掩恩。 Leaf i Right: Gongsun Long 公孫龍 (born 498), zi: Zishi 子石 公孫龍字子石楚人贈黃伯 黃伯著祀，公孫是云。彌縫中道，協輔斯文。 藏修方異，漸漬甚勤。史詞不忘，播為清芬。 Left: Lian Jie 廉潔 (act. late 6th-early 5th century BCE), zi: Yong庸 廉潔字庸衛人贈莒父伯 兄弟之邦，士有廉庸。涵泳素教，表揭儒宗。 杏壇探賾，洙泗從容。作興一時，莒父其封。 Leaf j Right: Zai Yu 宰予 (act. late 6th-early 5th century BCE), zi: Ziwo 子我 宰予字子我魯人贈齊侯 辯以飾詐，言以致文。苟弗執禮，宜莫釋紛。 朽木糞墙，置不足云。言語之科，燁然有聞。 Left: Zhong You 仲由 (542-480 BCE), zi: Zilu 子路 仲由字子路卞人贈衛侯 升堂惟光．千乘[惟權]。陵暴知非，委質可賢。 折獄言簡． 結缨[禮全]。惡言不耳，仲尼賴焉。 Leaf k Right: Gongye Chang 公冶長 (519-470 BCE), zi: Zichang 子長 公冶長字子長齊人贈莒伯 子長宏度，高出倫輩。 雖在縲紲，知非其罪。 純德備行，夫子所采。 以子妻之，尤知英槩。 Left: Gongxi Dian 公西蒧 (act. late 6th-early 5th century BCE), zi: Zishang 子上 公西蒧字子上魯人贈祝阿伯 猗爾子上，魯邦之望。以德則貴，惟道是唱。 師聰師明，友直友諒。伯於祝阿，儒風斯暢。 Leaf l Right: Tantai Mieming 澹臺滅明 (born 512/520 BCE), zi: Ziyu 子羽 澹臺滅明字子羽武城人贈江伯 惟子有道，天與異容。狀雖云惡，德則其豐。 南止江沲， 學者雲從，取士自茲，貌或非公。 Left: Zeng Shen [or Can] 曾參 (505-432 BCE), zi: Ziyu 子輿 曾參字子輿南武城人贈郕伯 夫孝要道，用訓群生。 以網百行，以通神明。 因子侍師，答問成經。 事親之實，代為儀刑。

These twelve rubbings with two figures each come from a larger set of fifteen pictorial stone tablets in the Imperial University (taixue) in the Southern Song capital of Lin'an (present-day Hangzhou). Erected in the twelfth lunar month of 1156, these tablets were carved with portraits of Confucius and his seventy-two disciples. Each portrait was accompanied by a eulogy written by Emperor Gaozong (1107-1187; r. 1127-1162). The portraits are sometimes attributed to the Song dynasty painter Li Gonglin 李公麟 (ca. 1049-1106), but this attribution only seems to start in the Ming dynasty.

Chinese

Song

albums, rubbings

figures (representations), disciples, Confucianism