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Portrait of Han Yu,
1878 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)
Yang Jun 楊浚, carving agent, 1830–1890
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1958-278
Information
Title
Portrait of Han Yu
Dates
1878 (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 x 49 cm. (37 3/8 x 19 5/16 in.)
115 x 54 cm. (45 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Rowley
Object Number
y1958-278
Place Made
Asia, China
Inscription
Title: 唐韓文公像 “Portrait of Han Wengong of the Tang dynasty”
Left of title:
Yang Jun 楊浚 (1830-1890)
嶺南馮敏昌刻
光緒四年八月
候官楊浚重撫
“Carved by Feng Minchang of Lingnan. Recut by the houguan official Yang Jun.”
Reading notes:
1. Feng Minchang 馮敏昌 (1747-1806), zi: Boqiu 伯求, hao: Yushan 魚山, native of Qinzhou 欽州, Guangdong (in present-day Guangxi province).
Marks/Labels/Seals
Rubbing seals:
“Yang Jun si yin” 楊浚私印, sq. relief
“Xuecang” 雪滄, sq. intaglio
Description
Half-length portrait of Tang dynasty historian, poet, and official Han Yu 韓愈 (768-824), standing with his right arm at his chest holding a hanging scroll. The pictorial stone from which this rubbing was taken was recarved by Yang Jun after an earlier carving by Feng Minchang 馮敏昌 (1747-1806).
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