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Portrait of Poetess Xue Tao of the Tang Dynasty,
1903 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)
Feng Xiezhong 馮協中 (also known as Feng Shimao 馮時懋), active early 20th century
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1958-293
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Title
Portrait of Poetess Xue Tao of the Tang Dynasty
Dates
1903 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
image: 145.1 x 72 cm. (57 1/8 x 28 3/8 in.)
162 x 77 cm. (63 3/4 x 30 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Rowley
Object Number
y1958-293
Place Made
Asia, China
Inscription
Upper:
Luo Xiang 羅緗 (act. 19th century), composed and had carved
Luo Luo Xinyu 羅心魚 (act. 19th century), calligraphy
薛濤字洪度出良家了。。。光緒二十有九年[1903]嘉平月華陽雲塢*容識并属心魚七弟書
Lower:
Feng Shimao 馮時懋 (act. early 20th century),
[damaged]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Rubbing seals
Upper:
Luo Xiang 羅緗 (act. 19th century)
“Luo Xiang xin yin” 羅緗信印, sq. relief
“Yun [ ]” 雲[ ], sq. intagio
Lower:
Feng Shimao 馮時懋 (act. early 20th century)
“Feng Shimao yin” 馮時懋印, sq. relief
“Xiezhong” 協中, sq. intaglio
Description
Portrait of Xue Tao, a famous female poet of the Tang dynasty, shown standing while holding a book or papers in her right hand. The image was carved in 1903 as a woodblock following a painting by Feng Shimao, with a long inscription across the top composed by Luo Xiang 羅緗 (act. 19th century) and written in running-script calligraphy by his younger brother Luo Xinyu 羅心魚.
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