PrintsChinese16th century

Illustrated Traces of the Sage Confucius, adapted from Sima Qian by Zhang Kai, expanded by He Xun, and reproduced by Zhu Jianjun in 1497

c. 1506

Classification

Prints

Medium

Accordion-fold woodblock-printed book; ink on paper; with a printed postface dated to 1497. Circa 1506 reprint of the Jifu edition, which was first published in 1497.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

41 x 62 cm (16 1/8 x 24 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA, purchased from Tokyo dealer Sorimachi, December 1968; bequest to Harvard Art Museum

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