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anonymous: The Eighteen Scholars (go)  wikidata:Q52194339 reasonator:Q52194339
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The Eighteen Scholars
十八學士圖
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Li Shimin, then Prince of Qin and later Emperor Taizong (reigned 626–649) of the Tang dynasty, established the Institute of Literary Studies and recruited Confucian scholars to serve as its academicians. After ascending the throne, he ordered the imperial artist Yan Liben (circa 601–674) to depict the eighteen scholars and thereby illustrate his virtue in respecting men of learning. Later artists took inspiration of the work to create their own interpretations of the subject.

This set of hanging scrolls illustrates scholars engaged in elegant activities associated with the zither (琴), go (棋), calligraphy (書), and painting (畫), which are the known as the Four Arts of the Scholar (四藝合一). The set was catalogued by the Qing imperial editors of Shiju baoji sanbian (石渠寶笈三編) as: The Eighteen Scholars, anonymous, Song dynasty (宋人十八學士圖). However, the National Palace Museum notes that it probably dates to the middle to late Ming dynasty.

For further information, see Elegant Pursuits of the Literati: ''The Eighteen Scholars'' by an Anonymous Ming Artist (2012 exhibit). Taipei: National Palace Museum.
Date Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium Ink and colors on silk, hanging scroll
Dimensions 173.6 × 103.1 cm (68.3 × 40.5 in)
institution QS:P195,Q540668
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This is one of a set of four hanging scrolls titled The Eighteen Scholars, depicting the section "Go" (棋).

References Selections. Elegant Pursuits of the Literati: ''The Eighteen Scholars'' by an Anonymous Ming Artist (2012 exhibit). Taipei: National Palace Museum.
作品賞析. 文人雅事-明人十八學士圖 (2012年展覽). 臺北: 國立故宮博物院.
Source/Photographer Selections. Elegant Pursuits of the Literati: ''The Eighteen Scholars'' by an Anonymous Ming Artist (2012 exhibit). Taipei: National Palace Museum.

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