Portrait of the Poet Tao Qian
Portrait of the Poet Tao Qian
Portrait of the Poet Tao Qian
Portrait of the Poet Tao Qian

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Portrait of the Poet Tao Qian,

1877 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫, painter, attributed to, 1254–1322
Du Ruizheng 杜瑞徵, carving agent, 1820–1895
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1958-274

Information

Title
Portrait of the Poet Tao Qian
Dates

1877 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Maker
Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫 , painter, attributed to
Du Ruizheng 杜瑞徵 , carving agent
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
image: 75.5 x 24.6 cm. (29 3/4 x 9 11/16 in.) 96 x 29.5 cm. (37 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Rowley
Object Number
y1958-274
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Right, upper (title): 陶靖節先生像 Left, upper: Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫 (1254-1322) 子昂 Rubbing seal: “Zhao shi Ziang” 趙氏子昂, sq. relief Bottom: Du Ruizheng 杜瑞徵 (1820-1895), zi: Xifyu熙甫, native of Guizhu 貴築 (present-day Guiyang貴陽), Guizhou province; an official. signed “Du Ruizheng,” dated 1877 [to be transcribed] 。。。金竹杜瑞徵跋。 Rubbing seals: “Rui” 瑞, sq. relief “Zheng” 徵, sq. intaglio Note: 1. Jinzhu 金竹 appears to by a place, clan, or community in Guizhou. It is on that basis that Du Ruizheng is tentatively identified as the official who lived 1820-1895.
Description
On two separate sheets of paper; the top has the standing figure of the poet Tao Qian (or Tao Yuanming, 365-427) holding a bamboo staff in his right hand. To the right is a title and of the left is a signature and seal of the Yuan dynasty artist and official Zhao Mengfu. The bottom sheet has an 1877 inscription by the official Du Ruicheng, who likely sponsored the carving of the pictorial stone from which this rubbing was taken.
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
rubbings
Subject
men, figures (representations), portraits

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