Detail View: The AMICA Library: Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.17.170.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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This portrait is one of a set that commemorates a gathering of five retired gentlemen at Suiyang, Henan Province . The sensitive delineation of features in contrast to the thick shaded brush lines of the garments reflects the Tang-dynasty conventions of official portraiture and a conservatism appropriate to the subject. Equally formal is the inscription written in regular script?a style also used for stelae and official documents. Two portraits from this set of five are at the Freer Gallery, Washington, D.C., and two are in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut. |
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Creator Dates/Places:
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China 11th century
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Unidentified Artist
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Title:
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Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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before 1056
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Creation Start Date:
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1054
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Creation End Date:
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1056
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Materials and Techniques:
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Album leaf; ink and color on silk
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Dimensions:
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15 3/4 x 12 5/8 in. (40 x 32.1 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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17.170.1
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1917
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Inscriptions:
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Inscribed: "Bi Shichang, retired President of the Board of Revenue, ninety-four years of age"
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_17.170.1.tif
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