北宋 李公麟 孝經圖 卷|The Classic of Filial Piety
The Met
Artist: Li Gonglin(Chinese, ca. 1041–1106)
Date: ca. 1085
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Overall (a, painting): 8 5/8 x 187 1/4 in. (21.9 x 475.6 cm) Overall (b, colophons): 10 3/8 x 208 5/8 in. (26.4 x 529.9 cm) Overall (c, modern copy preserving seventeenth century silk restorations): 9 1/8 x 196 in. (23.2 x 497.8 cm)
Credit Line: Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, From the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Family Collection, Gift of Oscar L. Tang Family, 1996
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Line drawing on brown paper depicts multiple figures indoors, two on a platform, others on floor
Detailed Description
The artwork is a rectangular, vertically oriented line drawing on a brown-toned surface, depicting a gathering of multiple figures in an interior space. The composition is divided into two main horizontal sections. In the upper section, two prominent figures are seated on a raised, ornate platform. The figure on the left faces right, wearing a hat and robes, holding a small object. The figure on the right, also in robes and a hat, has a beard and faces left, holding a similar small object. Between them is a small, round table. To the right of the platform, two smaller figures stand, each holding a tray with multiple small bowls. The figure closer to the platform wears a hat and robes, while the figure further right wears simpler attire. The lower section of the artwork shows several figures and objects arranged on the floor. On the far left, a figure sits on the floor, facing right, holding a bottle in one hand and a spoon in the other, looking upwards towards a small bird in flight. In the center, a large, bushy potted plant sits on the floor, next to a vase holding a single plant. Various small objects, including bowls and cylindrical containers, are scattered around. To the right, a figure sits on the floor, facing left, actively writing on a scroll with a brush. Two smaller figures are positioned near the center-bottom, one kneeling and one seated. A column of vertical text is present along the left edge of the artwork, starting from the upper left and extending downwards, reading: "白於子之事親也居則別致其苟養則". A red seal impression is visible in the lower right corner.
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