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Artist: Zeng Jing (1564-1647)
Date: Ming (1368-1644)
Dimensions: Height 91.7 cm, Width 28.14 cm
Material: Ink and colour on silk
Zeng Jing (1564-1647), also known by his zi (designated name) Bochen and hao (literary name) Zhe'an, was native to Putian (in present-day Fujian province). A portrait painter, he founded the Bochen School in the late Ming dynasty. Li Zhaoheng (1592-1664), also known by his zi Huijia and hao Kexue, was the son of Li Rihua, an art collector and connoisseur in Jiaxin in Zhejiang. Zhaoheng was adept in painting and calligraphy. His father Rihua hoped that Zhaoheng could take Dong Qichan, who succeeded as an official and an artist, as a role model. Art historians once confused Li Zhaoheng with Shi Changying, who shared the same hao as Li Zhaoheng and painted on Dong Qichang's behalf. This portrait proved that they were two individuals, solving this mystery in the art history.
