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Image: The Classic of Filial Piety (開宗明義章 畫)

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Description: This painting depicts Confucius at his residence giving a lecture and Zengzi kneeling before him to ask about filial piety.
Title: The album with this work is known as the Illustrations of the Classic of Filial Piety
Credit: Portraits of the Sage. Teacher Exemplar for a Myriad Generations: Confucius in Painting, Calligraphy, and Print Through the Ages of Chinese Calligraphy (exhibit). Taipei: National Palace Museum.
Author: Unknown artist(s) from the Song dynasty The work is traditionally attributed to Ma Hezhi (fl. 1131-1189) as painter and Emperor Gaozong (1107-1187) as calligrapher, but this attribution is likely incorrect.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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