The full album Half Portraits of the Great Sage and Virtuous Men of Old consists of sixty leaves. It includes 120 notable Confucians, spanning from the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC) up to the Yuan dynasty. Judging from the names in the title labels in the upper right corners of the portraits, the album must have been done after the Yuan dynasty court ennobled Confucius' major disciples in 1330.
The first 14 portraits in the album are in order:
Confucius
Yan Hui, styled Ziyuan
Zeng Shen, styled Ziyu
Kong Ji, styled Zisi
Meng Ke
Ran Geng, styled Boniu
Ran Yong, styled Zhonggong
Min Sun, styled Ziqian
Zai Yu, styled Ziwo
Duanmu Ci, styled Zigong
Ran Qiu, styled Ziyou
Zhong You, styled Zilu
Yan Yan, styled Ziyou
Bu Shang, styled Zixia
References
Portraits of the Sage. Teacher Exemplar for a Myriad Generations: Confucius in Painting, Calligraphy, and Print Through the Ages (exhibit). Taipei: National Palace Museum.
Portraits of the Sage. Teacher Exemplar for a Myriad Generations: Confucius in Painting, Calligraphy, and Print Through the Ages (exhibit). Taipei: National Palace Museum.
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