About this artwork
This relaxed portrait is of Du Jun, a Chinese scholar who lived from 1611 to 1687—so he survived a tumultuous time in Chinese history that saw the collapse of the Ming dynasty in 1644 and its replacement by the Manchu-ruled Qing dynasty. The pine tree depicted here is a symbol of resistance as well as lofty ideals and alludes to his character. He was a respected figure in the city of Nanjing, his home for more than four decades.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of Asia
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Artist
- Zhang Feng
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Title
- Portrait of Du Jun
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Place
- China (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1644–1911
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Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
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Inscriptions
- Inscription on painting: 杜于皇先生小像。上元張風寫。 Colophon#1 on mounting: 黃岡杜先生本名詔，先舉崇正，己卯副車，壬午試闈北不利，慨然南下，馬阮用事者政不網，遂絕意仕進，易名濬，字于皇，號茶村，隱於城𠧧，時遊吳越山水間，以寄其輕世肆志心意焉。 陽湖孫星衍謹識; Colophon#2 昇州道人，字大風，明季諸生。鼎革後，棄去為黃冠。工詩書畫，而畫尤清勁高 古。別有奇趣，品兼神逸，著有《雙意亭詩》，署款輒作真香佛空，蓋以反切暗寓姓名。曾見一幀，將此佛字移諸次行，高台大書，意指故國志黍離感也。弟七十 八，壬辰東官鄧尔疋。 Artist's seal: 風 Collectors’ Seals: 張遁印信, 止道人, 曾在鄂渚張茝隈家
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Dimensions
- 134.7 × 50.2 cm (53 × 19 3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Samuel M. Nickerson Fund
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Reference Number
- 1952.251
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