Artist: Ye Shifang (dates of birth and death unknown)

Date: Ming (1368-1644), dated 1598

Dimensions: Height 154.4 cm, Width 76.5 cm

Material: Ink and color on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • lu shusheng beichan hanging scroll ye shifang ming ink and color paper

Ye Shifang was a painter active during the Wanli reign (1573-1620). Lu Shusheng (1509-1605), also known by his zi (designated name) Yuji and his hao (literary name) Pingquan, was native to Huating (in present-day Qingpu, Shanghai). He rose to the Minister of Rites and obtained the honorary posthumous name "Wending". This scroll depicting Lu Shusheng and the monk Beichan was painted in the 26^th year (1598) of the Wanli reign. Lu Shusheng was highly esteemed and influential for his moral character and devoted much of his life to studying Buddhism. This work bears inscriptions by Lu himself, as well as by his Songjiang friends Dong Qichang, Chen Jiru, Sun Kehong, and Lu Yingyang, offering a glimpse into the literary and artistic networks of Songjiang during that period.

【Special Exhibition】 An Everlasting Spring: The Art of Painting and Calligraphy in Shanghai