北宋 佚名 睢陽五老，畢世長像 冊頁|Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang

Unidentified artist

before 1056 · Album leaf; ink and color on silk · Asian Art

This portrait is one of a set that commemorates a gathering of five retired gentlemen at Suiyang, Henan Province. The sensitive delineation of features in contrast to the thick shaded brush lines of the garment reflects Tang dynasty conventions of official portraiture and a conservatism appropriate to the subject. Equally formal is the inscription written in regular script-a style also used for steles and official documents. Two portraits from this set of five are at the Freer Gallery, Washington, D.C., and two are in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut.

Artist

Unidentified artist

Date

before 1056

Medium

Album leaf; ink and color on silk

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1917