Artist: Shen Shao (1605-after 1681)

Date: Ming (1368-1644)

Dimensions: Height 27.0 cm, Width 44.2 cm

Material: Ink and colour on silk

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • portrait handscroll shen shao ming ink and colour silk

Shen Shao (1605-after 1681), also known by his zi (designated name) Erdiao, was native to Jiaxing of Zhejiang province and lived in Huating (nowadays near Jinshan and Fengxian in Shanghai). Shen Shao and the man in this portrait, Zhang Yuan (zi Ziyou), were both students of Zeng Jing. Portraying figures with the method of "ink bone", they were both outstanding painters of the Bochen School. Shen Bai of Huating wrote the title for the painting. Another painting of Shen Shao named Three Gentlemen of Jiading deeply influenced the portrait painters in Songjiang including Xu Zhang.