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Portrait of a Monk
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Portrait of a Monk

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Date1859
Mediumink and colors on silk
DimensionsSight: 37 3/8 x 31 3/8 in. (94.9 x 79.7 cm)
Framed: 41 7/8 x 35 7/8 x 1 in. (106.4 x 91.1 x 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineAcquired through exchange
Terms
    Object number94.0067.01
    DescriptionThe inscription on the bottom of this painting indicates that it was made for the Qingwei Shan temple. The inscription lists a number of temple officials, including the chief monk who may have been responsible for commissioning this work. The sitter is not identified. The painting depicts a monk or holy man seated beneath a pine tree on a rock platform of the type on which lohan or holymen were commonly depicted in art. Behind the sitter and in the distance there is a river and a mountain range framed by the sky.
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