Portrait of Su Shi
Portrait of Su Shi
Portrait of Su Shi
Portrait of Su Shi

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Portrait of Su Shi,

1868 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Unidentified artist, late Qing dynasty
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1958-269

Information

Title
Portrait of Su Shi
Dates

1868 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Maker
Unidentified artist , late Qing dynasty
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
image: 96.4 x 42 cm. (37 15/16 x 16 9/16 in.) 117 x 46.4 cm. (46 1/16 x 18 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Rowley
Object Number
y1958-269
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Right, title: 赤壁蘇公像 Left: 同治戊辰年[1868]仲秋月後學[][][]重刊
Description
The Song dynasty poet, artist, and official Su Shi 蘇軾 is portrayed seated frontally on a rock. His left hand is raised to his beard and the right rests on his knee. Thick outlines are used to delineate his robe, and the pictorial stone from which this rubbing was taken was carved in a way that the figure’s face and hands appear white.
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
rubbings
Subject
men, figures (representations), portraits

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