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Portraits of great scholars of the Tang Dynasty

Artist Gai Qi (Chinese, (1774-1829))
CultureChinese
Date1828
Mediumcolor on silk
Classification(s)
  • EASTERN
Credit LineSelection from the Peterson Collection, Gift of William Bingham II
Terms
  • scholar
  • portraits
  • monkey
  • musical instruments
Object number41.15.29
Inscribedu. edge at beginning of scroll in blue ink: FROM/ HUDSON & CO./ Ningpo, China/ via Siberia.; u. edge on tapestry cover in black ink: 393. Inscription says he saw a very famous painting by a Ming Dynasty artist and tried to imitate it, and hopes the viewer will agree with him.
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