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Summary

Shen Tu: Auspicious Giraffe

Artist

English: Shen Du (沈度, 1357–1434)
Note: In contrast to the other references, the Philadelphia Museum of Art considers this to be rather a later work by an unknown painter from the 16th century.

Čeština: Šen Tu (沈度, 1357–1434)
Poznámka: V kontrastu k ostatním referencím, Philadelphia Museum of Art považuje obraz za dílo neznámého malíře ze 16. století.

Title

Tribute Giraffe with Attendant

Object type

painting

Description

English: On 20 September 1414, Bengali envoys presented a tribute giraffe in the name of King Saif Al-Din Hamzah Shah of Bengal (r. 1410–12) to the Yongle Emperor of Ming China (r. 1402–24). The Yongle Emperor commissioned Shen Du to paint this giraffe. This file depicts the original painting by Shen Du.

Čeština: 20. září 1414 vyslanci z Bengálska předvedli Jung-lemu, císaři čínské říše Ming, tribut, jehož součástí byla i žirafa. Císař Jung-le přikázal umělci jménem Šen Tu žirafu namalovat. Tento soubor zobrazuje originál Šen Tuovy malby.

Date

1414
9th month of the 12th year of the Yongle reign, Ming dynasty

Medium

Ink and color on silk; mounted as a hanging scroll

Dimensions

31 1/2 x 16 inches (80 x 40.6 cm); 67 1/2 x 21 inches (171.5 x 53.3 cm) including mount

Collection

Philadelphia Museum of Art

	Native name	Philadelphia Museum of Art
	Location	2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States of America
	Coordinates	39° 57′ 57″ N, 75° 10′ 53″ W
	Established	1876
	Website	www.philamuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q510324 VIAF: 137352121 ISNI: 0000000404536400 ULAN: 500214534 LCCN: n79005616 NLA: 35420649 WorldCat

Current location

East Asian Art

Accession number

1977-42-1

Place of creation

China during the Ming dynasty

Credit line

Gift of John T. Dorrance, 1977

References

Church, Sally K. (2004). "The Giraffe of Bengal: A Medieval Encounter in Ming China". The Medieval History Journal 7 (1): 1–4 & 20–21. doi:10.1177/097194580400700101.
Duyvendak, J. J. L. (1938). "The True Dates of the Chinese Maritime Expeditions in the Early Fifteenth Century". T'oung Pao 34 (5): 399–411. doi:10.1163/156853238X00171.
"Tribute Giraffe with Attendant". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

Source/Photographer

"Tribute Giraffe with Attendant". Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Other versions

Original by Shen Du
Copy by Chen Tingbi
Copy by Chen Zhang
Copy by an unknown artist from the Ming dynasty
Copy by an unknown artist from the Qing dynasty

Licensing

This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	16:25, 14 October 2023	2,063 × 4,096 (2.15 MB)	Cold Season	same source, updated file
	17:17, 9 August 2014	759 × 1,500 (114 KB)	Cold Season	gotta love it when the source updates with a higher res version
	22:29, 25 August 2013	278 × 550 (32 KB)	Cold Season	original, philadelphia museum of art
	22:27, 25 July 2012	472 × 578 (488 KB)	Soerfm	Color
	17:14, 4 March 2006	472 × 578 (243 KB)	Louis le Grand~commonswiki	Category:Ming Dynasty