Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.17.170.1

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MMA_.17.170.1

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

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Description:

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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<p>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.</p><p>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.</p>

Description

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Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

Creator Nationality

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Creator Dates/Places:

China 11th century

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China 11th century

Creator Dates/Places

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Creator Name-CRT:

Unidentified Artist

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Unidentified Artist

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang

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Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang

Title

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View:

Principal view

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Principal view

View

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Creation Date:

before 1056

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before 1056

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1054

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1054

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1056

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1056

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Album leaf; ink and color on silk

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Album leaf; ink and color on silk

Materials and Techniques

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Dimensions:

15 3/4 x 12 5/8 in. (40 x 32.1 cm)

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15 3/4 x 12 5/8 in. (40 x 32.1 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York

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New York, New York

Owner Location

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ID Number:

17.170.1

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17.170.1

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1917

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Rogers Fund, 1917

Credit Line

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Inscriptions:

Inscribed: "Bi Shichang, retired President of the Board of Revenue, ninety-four years of age"

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Inscribed: "Bi Shichang, retired President of the Board of Revenue, ninety-four years of age"

Inscriptions

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Copyright:

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Copyright

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>

Rights

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Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang