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RMC5WP0J–Statues of Confucian scholars admiring the cherry blossoms at the Confucian Shrine in Nagasaki, Japan
RMD1TFXP–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RMTA0RA3–Burning of books and burying of alive of Confucian scholars in China under Qin Shi Huang in 213 BC, painting, 18th Century
RM2FMBWBK–Graduation ceremony, Confucian Temple, Văn Miếu, aka Temple of Literature, fourth courtyard, Hanoi, Vietnam
RMM7N7JN–Turtle stone stelae bearing the names of exceptional scholars at the confucian temple of literature, Quoc Tu Giam, Hanoi, Vietnam
RM2B02F4W–Little is known about Shim Deuk-gyeong (1629-1710) except that he passed the lower civil service examination in 1693, the 19th year of King Sukjong. In this portrait he is wearing a Confucian scholar's overcoat and a tiered black horsehair hat and seated on a stool, in a three-quarter view from left. The two colophons, both composed by Yi Seo (1662-1723), reveal that the portrait was painted by Yun Du-seo (1668-1715) in the 11th month of 1710, the 36th year of Sukjong, four months after Shim's death.
RM2T91YGB–Pillow, 11th-12th century, 4 1/2 x 11 7/16 x 8 5/8 in. (11.43 x 29.05 x 21.91 cm), Tz'u-chou ware Stoneware with painted decoration on white slip under a clear glaze, China, 11th-12th century, Painting directly on white slip was one of several decorative techniques practiced at Cizhou kilns. This pillow features a deer painted in its main register. The animal was an auspicious emblem connoting a wish for long life to Daoists and the hope for official title to Confucian scholars. A variety of auspicious animals and flowers were common decoration on painted Cizhou pillows
RM2HHRJPR–Books and Scholars' Possessions early 20th century Unidentified artist Intended to evoke the interior of a Confucian scholar’s study, this screen belongs to a genre known in Korean as chaekgeori (literally, “books and things”), which originated in the late eighteenth century. Initially, such screens were commissioned for the royal court and were painted with trompe-l’oeil bookcases displaying books, imported luxuries, vessels, and collectibles. In later chaekgeori screens, as seen here, the bookcases were eliminated. Each panel portrays an assemblage of neatly stacked volumes and other objects
RM2RKPF1C–Bildnummer: 57979826 Datum: 11.05.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120511) -- SEOUL, May 11, 2012 (Xinhua) -- College students wearing traditional costumes perform traditional ritual at a Confucian shrine in Seoul, South Korea, May 11, 2012. The Confucius ritual is staged twice a year at the Confucian Shrine at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, which was built during the Joseon Dynasty in 1398 for Korean Confucian scholars to honor Confucius. (Xinhua/Park Jin-hee) SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-CONFUCIUS RITUAL PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Gesellschaft xda x2x 2012 quer o0 Konfuzianismus Tradition Bildung Uni St
RMHEH051–Courtyard with the pool, flags, and traditional buildings at the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam), Hanoi, Vietnam
RMCPMF3J–A Korean school boy models an outfit that is similar to that which Confucian scholars traditionally wore.
RFJE4FDA–Yi I (1536-1584) on 5000 Won 2006 Banknote from South Korea. One of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty,
RMKRXF5G–Hanoi, Ha Noi, Vietnam. 21st Dec, 2017. Children at an assembly in the Temple of Literature, a Confucian temple dedicated to learning and the humanities. It was also Vietnam's first national university. The temple was built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông. It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. Credit: Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
RMPEA1D5–Detail on the South Korean 1000 Won banknote showing the portrait of the16th century Korean Confucian scholar Yi Hwang
RMC5WP2K–Statues of Confucian scholars admiring cherry blossoms in the Confucion Shrine in Nagasaki, Japan.
RMTBB2T6–Students entering Wujiang Academy founded in 1780 in Kinmen island Taiwan. ZhuZi was a famous rationalist in Confucian philosophy from Southern Song Dynasty who founded the earliest Yennan Academy in Kinmen where students were able to receive education.
RMD1TG83–HANOI, Vietnam - Tourists in one of the courtyards of the Temple of Literature in Hanoi. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RF2HTW4PH–Art inspired by 清 琥珀山水人物擺件, Ornament with landscape and figures, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Amber, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Amber, This elaborate sculpture depicts a wooded landscape. Two travelers walk along a mountain path, and a rider journeys to visit a, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT
RM2FMBWBJ–Graduation ceremony, Confucian Temple, Văn Miếu, aka Temple of Literature, fourth courtyard, Hanoi, Vietnam
RMM7N7JP–Turtle stone stelae bearing the names of exceptional scholars at the confucian temple of literature, Quoc Tu Giam, Hanoi, Vietnam
RMPA9EW2–Ornament with landscape and figures. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm). This elaborate sculpture depicts a wooded landscape. Two travelers walk along a mountain path, and a rider journeys to visit a friend living in the small hut on the upper corner. This house in the forest represents an ideal retreat for Confucian scholars wishing to escape the mundane world of official duties. The dense composition and the linear depiction of the figures, drapery, and pine and banana trees relate closely to contemporary woodblock prints, illustrating the exchange of ima
RM2T91DCM–Books and Scholar’s Objects (Chaekgeori), 19th century, Unknown Korean, 68 1/4 x 172 x 5/8 in. (173.36 x 436.88 x 1.59 cm), Ink and color on paper, Korea, 19th century, During the Confucian dominated Choson dynasty, folding screens showing books and objects related to scholarly pursuits became popular among Korea's educated elite, as well as among those who aspired to that social class. As with this example, they typically featured stacks of bound books and the 'four treasures of the scholar's studio' (brush, paper, inkstone and inksticks). Artists also depicted rare objects
RM2HHW9XB–Ornament with landscape and figures China This elaborate sculpture depicts a wooded landscape. Two travelers walk along a mountain path, and a rider journeys to visit a friend living in the small hut on the upper corner. This house in the forest represents an ideal retreat for Confucian scholars wishing to escape the mundane world of official duties. The dense composition and the linear depiction of the figures, drapery, and pine and banana trees relate closely to contemporary woodblock prints, illustrating the exchange of imagery across artistic media.. Ornament with landscape and figures 60
RM2RKPF15–Bildnummer: 57979824 Datum: 11.05.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120511) -- SEOUL, May 11, 2012 (Xinhua) -- College students wearing traditional costumes perform traditional ritual at a Confucian shrine in Seoul, South Korea, May 11, 2012. The Confucius ritual is staged twice a year at the Confucian Shrine at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, which was built during the Joseon Dynasty in 1398 for Korean Confucian scholars to honor Confucius. (Xinhua/Park Jin-hee) SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-CONFUCIUS RITUAL PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Gesellschaft xda x2x 2012 hoch o0 Konfuzianismus Tradition Bildung Uni Stu
RMGD27W7–fine arts, painting, the Neo-Confucian philosopher Chon Lin Ch'i (Tun-i, 1017 - 1073), gold paint on blue silk, 24.3 x 19.8 cm, circa 1620/1630, private collection, Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared
RM2R216YX–The 5000 South Korean won note front design illustrates the portrait of Yi I (1536 - 1584) was a Korean philosopher and writer who is regarded as one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty
RMMW9C2Y–. 中文: 陳獻章（1428年－1500年），字公甫，號實齋，廣東新會會城都會鄉人，後遷居白沙鄉，人稱「白沙先生」。明代著名的思想家，嶺南學派創始人。 English: Chen Baisha (1428–1500) is one of China's most famous Confucian scholars, poets, and calligraphers, during the Ming Dynasty. Ming Dynasty. 不详 125 Chen Baisha
RM2B02F4R–This is a portrait of Hwang Hyeon (1855-1910), a scholar and patriot toward the end of the Joseon period, produced by Chae Yong-sin (1850-1941). Chae painted the portrait in May 1911, a year after Hwang's death, based on the photograph but changing the costume and pose. Hwang is portrayed wearing a Confucian scholar's overcoat (simeui) and a tiered black horsehair hat, sitting on a decorative mat and holding a book and a fan in his hands.
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RMKRXF6A–Hanoi, Ha Noi, Vietnam. 21st Dec, 2017. University students celebrate their graduation at the Temple of Literature, a Confucian temple dedicated to learning and the humanities. It was also Vietnam's first national university. The temple was built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông. It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. Credit: Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
RMHN68F8–1874-75 WDL1931, for Strict Confucian Families Did Not Allow Women Out of Their Homes. China, A Scholar’s Family. His Wife Is Not Present
RMPEA1CH–The obverse and reverse sides of South Korean 1000 Won banknote - Scholar Yi Hwang is depicted on the obverse side of the bill and the Dosan Seowon (a
RMB789PE–Porcelain Confucius figures are sold on a market stall in the Chinese city of Pingyao in Shanxi Province.
RMTBB2RP–Students inside Wujiang Academy founded in 1780 in Kinmen island Taiwan. ZhuZi was a famous rationalist in Confucian philosophy from Southern Song Dynasty who founded the earliest Yennan Academy in Kinmen where students were able to receive education.
RMD1TG8R–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RMA1B992–Portrait of an old man in traditional dress who is a Confucian scholar during the Sokchon Ceremony in South Korea Asia A Evrard
RM2FMBWBF–Graduation ceremony, Confucian Temple, Văn Miếu, aka Temple of Literature, fourth courtyard, Hanoi, Vietnam
RM2R6ECF0–Qin Shi Huang (259-210 BC) having the books of Confucius burned. Qin Shi Huang was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of a unified China. Later Confucian historians condemned the emperor, alleging that he burned the classics and buried Confucian scholars alive. They eventually compiled a list of the Ten Crimes of Qin to highlight his tyrannical actions.
RMPB212Y–Books and Scholars' Possessions. Artist: Unidentified Artist. Culture: Korea. Dimensions: Overall: 69 x 180 in. (175.3 x 457.2 cm) Each image: 40 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (102.9 x 31.8 cm). Date: early 20th century. Intended to evoke the interior of a Confucian scholar's study, this screen belongs to a genre known in Korean as chaekgeori (literally, 'books and things'), which originated in the late eighteenth century. Initially, such screens were commissioned for the royal court and were painted with trompe-l'oeil bookcases displaying books, imported luxuries, vessels, and collectibles. In later cha
RM2T91E4G–Scholars Playing 'Go' Under Pine Trees, 14th century, 48 1/8 x 27 3/16 in. (122.24 x 69.06 cm) (image)86 x 29 5/16 in. (218.44 x 74.45 cm) (without roller), Ink and color on silk, China, 14th century, This painting depicts a group of five scholars enjoying a game of go in an outdoor setting. It was a Confucian tradition that scholars be embodiments of moral, intellectual, and artistic perfection. The ancient board games of go (weiqi), Chinese chess (xiangqi), and double sixes (liubo) symbolized this valued trait of intellectual refinement. Four of the participants are seated on stools.
RM2HHW6MK–Plum Branch dated 1888 Yi Yu-won Korean As one of the earliest trees to flower, the plum, a popular subject in painting, represents winter. The delicate but tenacious beauty of plum blossoms blanketed in late winter snow was taken by Confucian scholars as a metaphor for facing hardship with dignity and elegance. Yi Yu-won, a recognized painter, poet, and calligrapher as well as a distinguished scholar-official, served as prime minister under Emperor Gojong (reigned 1864–1907). In this work he skillfully juxtaposed the strong, angular strokes of the plum branch with thin, precise offshoots dott
RM2RKPF1F–Bildnummer: 57979828 Datum: 11.05.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120511) -- SEOUL, May 11, 2012 (Xinhua) -- College students wearing traditional costumes perform traditional ritual at a Confucian shrine in Seoul, South Korea, May 11, 2012. The Confucius ritual is staged twice a year at the Confucian Shrine at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, which was built during the Joseon Dynasty in 1398 for Korean Confucian scholars to honor Confucius. (Xinhua/Park Jin-hee) SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-CONFUCIUS RITUAL PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Gesellschaft xda x2x 2012 quer o0 Konfuzianismus Tradition Bildung Uni St
RF2D7BN9B–Confucianism icon. Simple element from digital disruption collection. Line Confucianism icon for templates, infographics and more
RM2R21700–The 5000 South Korean won note front design illustrates the portrait of Yi I (1536 - 1584) was a Korean philosopher and writer who is regarded as one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty
RMMYC0BB–. 中文: 陳獻章（1428年－1500年），字公甫，號實齋，廣東新會會城都會鄉人，後遷居白沙鄉，人稱「白沙先生」。明代著名的思想家，嶺南學派創始人。 English: Chen Baisha (1428–1500) is one of China's most famous Confucian scholars, poets, and calligraphers, during the Ming Dynasty. Ming Dynasty. 不详 108 Chen Baisha
RM2A50T97–Fishermen-Hermits in Stream and Mountain, 1300s. Aspiring to free and harmonious living in the natural world was a recurring theme in traditional Chinese landscapes, especially paintings by gentleman-scholars. The fisherman-hermit in this painting symbolizes the ideal of a humble rural life to escape the dusty world. The Confucian principle also demanded that artists have high moral character. To retreat from fame and pursue a simple, bucolic life was always a lofty dream. This painting was originally attributed to artist Zhao Yong, but has been recently reattributed to Wu Zhen.
RMAHEPWT–Asia Far East Vietnam , Hanoi , Temple of Literature interior , altar with traditional representation of Confucius
RMKRXHDJ–Hanoi, Ha Noi, Vietnam. 21st Dec, 2017. Children at an assembly in the Temple of Literature, a Confucian temple dedicated to learning and the humanities. It was also Vietnam's first national university. The temple was built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông. It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. Credit: Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
RMB78465–Porcelain Confucious figures are sold on a market stall in the Chinese city of Pingyao in Shanxi Province.
RMD1TFW2–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RMB5BH4J–Portrait of an old man in traditional dress who is a Confucian scholar during the Sokchon Ceremony in South Korea Asia A Evrard
RM2T91DRA–Zither (Qin), 1634 (dated by inscription), 47 x 7 x 3 1/2 in. (119.38 x 17.78 x 8.89 cm), Black and red lacquered wood with jade thumb screws, China, 17th century, The zither, or qin, has been regarded as a symbol of enlightenment by the Chinese since Confucian times (6th century BCE). By the seventeenth century, it was a required object in most scholars' studies, if only for display. This rare example has inscriptions on the bottom, including the title Zhong He ('middle harmony') and the number 57.
RM2RKPF27–Bildnummer: 57979825 Datum: 11.05.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120511) -- SEOUL, May 11, 2012 (Xinhua) -- College students wearing traditional costumes perform traditional ritual at a Confucian shrine in Seoul, South Korea, May 11, 2012. The Confucius ritual is staged twice a year at the Confucian Shrine at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, which was built during the Joseon Dynasty in 1398 for Korean Confucian scholars to honor Confucius. (Xinhua/Park Jin-hee) SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-CONFUCIUS RITUAL PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Gesellschaft xda x2x 2012 hoch o0 Konfuzianismus Tradition Bildung Uni St
RMMX7439–. 中文: 陳獻章（1428年－1500年），字公甫，號實齋，廣東新會會城都會鄉人，後遷居白沙鄉，人稱「白沙先生」。明代著名的思想家，嶺南學派創始人。 English: Chen Baisha (1428–1500) is one of China's most famous Confucian scholars, poets, and calligraphers, during the Ming Dynasty. Ming Dynasty. 不详 126 Chen Baisha
![Lady Xuanwen Giving Instruction on the Rites of Zhou, 1638. This extraordinary painting by Chen Hongshou depicts the story of Xuanwen Jun, or Lady of Literary Propagation, at a venerable age, instructing young scholars on the Confucian classics. It was painted for Chen's aunt on the occasion of her 60th birthday. Chen's painting style is archaic in the use of fine outlines and brilliant colouring with mineral pigments. In depicting the figures, he uses the "iron-wire" brush idioms (fine, even lines) with deliberate control. The faces are attenuated and exaggerated; the demeanors re Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2A51BEC/lady-xuanwen-giving-instruction-on-the-rites-of-zhou-1638-this-extraordinary-painting-by-chen-hongshou-depicts-the-story-of-xuanwen-jun-or-lady-of-literary-propagation-at-a-venerable-age-instructing-young-scholars-on-the-confucian-classics-it-was-painted-for-chens-aunt-on-the-occasion-of-her-60th-birthday-chens-painting-style-is-archaic-in-the-use-of-fine-outlines-and-brilliant-colouring-with-mineral-pigments-in-depicting-the-figures-he-uses-the-quotiron-wirequot-brush-idioms-fine-even-lines-with-deliberate-control-the-faces-are-attenuated-and-exaggerated-the-demeanors-re-2A51BEC.jpg "Lady Xuanwen Giving Instruction on the Rites of Zhou, 1638. This extraordinary painting by Chen Hongshou depicts the story of Xuanwen Jun, or Lady of Literary Propagation, at a venerable age, instructing young scholars on the Confucian classics. It was painted for Chen's aunt on the occasion of her 60th birthday. Chen's painting style is archaic in the use of fine outlines and brilliant colouring with mineral pigments. In depicting the figures, he uses the "iron-wire" brush idioms (fine, even lines) with deliberate control. The faces are attenuated and exaggerated; the demeanors re Stock Photo")
RM2A51BEC–Lady Xuanwen Giving Instruction on the Rites of Zhou, 1638. This extraordinary painting by Chen Hongshou depicts the story of Xuanwen Jun, or Lady of Literary Propagation, at a venerable age, instructing young scholars on the Confucian classics. It was painted for Chen's aunt on the occasion of her 60th birthday. Chen's painting style is archaic in the use of fine outlines and brilliant colouring with mineral pigments. In depicting the figures, he uses the "iron-wire" brush idioms (fine, even lines) with deliberate control. The faces are attenuated and exaggerated; the demeanors re
RMMMY94D–A Scholar’s Family. His Wife Is Not Present, for Strict Confucian Families Did Not Allow Women Out of Their Homes. China, 1874-75 WDL1931
RMKRXF64–Hanoi, Ha Noi, Vietnam. 21st Dec, 2017. Children at an assembly in the Temple of Literature, a Confucian temple dedicated to learning and the humanities. It was also Vietnam's first national university. The temple was built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông. It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. Credit: Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
RMD1TG50–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RM2T91F0H–Autumn Thoughts on a Garden Landscape, 1844, Nukina Kaioku, Japanese, 1778 - 1863, 55 3/4 x 20 in. (141.61 x 50.8 cm) (image), Ink and light color on satin, Japan, 19th century, As the son of a samurai, Kaioku received a proper Confucian education, but his physical frailty prevented him from becoming a warrior. His aptitude for Chinese studies was so great that he became a central figure in a circle of sinophile literary and artistic scholars in Kyoto during the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Ultimately, Kaioku is more famous for his calligraphy
RM2RKPF1P–Bildnummer: 57979827 Datum: 11.05.2012 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (120511) -- SEOUL, May 11, 2012 (Xinhua) -- College students wearing traditional costumes perform traditional ritual at a Confucian shrine in Seoul, South Korea, May 11, 2012. The Confucius ritual is staged twice a year at the Confucian Shrine at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, which was built during the Joseon Dynasty in 1398 for Korean Confucian scholars to honor Confucius. (Xinhua/Park Jin-hee) SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-CONFUCIUS RITUAL PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Gesellschaft xda x2x 2012 quer o0 Konfuzianismus Tradition Bildung Uni St
RMKRXF67–Hanoi, Ha Noi, Vietnam. 21st Dec, 2017. A traditional musician performs in the Temple of Literature, a Confucian temple dedicated to learning and the humanities. It was also Vietnam's first national university. The temple was built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông. It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. Credit: Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
RMD1TG6A–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RM2T90G5K–Lotus Flowers and Birds, late 19th century, Unknown Korean, 37 × 11 1/2 in. (93.98 × 29.21 cm) (image, each panel)67 × 107 1/4 × 3/4 in. (170.18 × 272.42 × 1.91 cm) (outer frame), Ink and color on paper, Korea, 19th century, Swallows and kingfishers fly among blooming lotus flowers in this folding screen, which would have likely been displayed during the summer months to decorate a room or a study. While commonly associated with purity in Buddhist thought, lotuses in Korea also symbolized gentlemanly virtues and noble character of the Confucian scholar, the ideal of the elite.
RMKRXF69–Hanoi, Ha Noi, Vietnam. 21st Dec, 2017. A woman graduating from university waits while her friends have photographs taken at the Temple of Literature, a Confucian temple dedicated to learning and the humanities. It was also Vietnam's first national university. The temple was built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông. It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. Credit: Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
RMD0RCJ8–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RM2T918T1–Orchids, 1849, Ōtsuki Bankei, Japanese, 1801 - 1878, 14 1/8 x 209 1/2in. (35.9 x 532.1cm), Ink on paper, Japan, 19th century, Since the time of Ch'u Yuan (332-268) in China, the orchid has symbolized the purity and uncompromising moral fortitude of scholars. O tsuki Bankei was renowned as a Confucian scholar and served as an imperial tutor. He was dismayed when Japan was unable to resist demands from western countries to open its ports to international trade in the mid-19th century. For a time he was even imprisoned for his involvement with the resistance forces.
RMD1TG4H–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RM2T91F87–Kui Xing (God of Literature), 16th century, 25 x 7 x 5 in. (63.5 x 17.78 x 12.7 cm) (approximate), Bronze with traces of gilding, China, 16th century, Originating as a Daoist deity associated with the constellation Ursa Major, Kui Xing (also called Wen Chang and Wen Di) is worshipped in the third and eighth months as the God of Literature and patron saint of scholars. The surly-looking divinity is represented holding a brush in his right hand while standing on the head of a large fish becoming a dragon. The transformation of a carp into a dragon was a synonym for the literary success
RMD1TFYA–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RM2T917CP–Civil Dignitary, 618-906, 39 x 10 x 10 1/4 in. (99.1 x 25.4 x 26 cm), Earthenware with traces of pigment, China, 7th-10th century, Ceramic tomb figures were especially distinguished during the Tang dynasty. Polychrome painting of fine quality was applied to lifelike earthenware sculpture raising these wares to a new level of excellence. The serious, dignified demeanor of a civil official is captured perfectly in this large, well-modeled figure. Elegant in his tall court hat and long robe with flowing sleeves, this dignitary has a realistically modeled face and clasps his hands respectfully
RMKC7THG–清 琥珀山水人物擺件, Ornament with landscape and figures, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Amber, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7
RMD1TG63–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RMD0RCHE–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RMD1TFWT–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RMD1TG49–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RMD1TFWP–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
RMD1TFYP–HANOI, Vietnam - The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, is a center of learning and scholarship dedicated to Confucius and first established in 1070. The temple was built in 1070 and is one of several temples in Vietnam which are dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.
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