1931.212: Portrait of a Chinese Official, Perhaps Shang Lu (1414-1486)
Paintings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1931.212
- Title
- Portrait of a Chinese Official, Perhaps Shang Lu (1414-1486)
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- painting, album leaf
- Date
- 15th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/206510
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Album leaf; ink and colors on silk
- Dimensions
- H. 35.5 x W. 25 cm (14 x 9 13/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: upper right, Chinese, translates as: "Grand Secretary of the Palace of Respectful Caution and concurrent Minister of Personnel holding the honorary title of Senior Tutor to the Heir Apparent, Optimus in all three examinations leading to the rank of Presented Scholar, and posthumously honored with the title of Cultured and Resolute." [Translation provided by Professor Timothy Brook]
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
- Accession Year
- 1931
- Object Number
- 1931.212
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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