Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. · leaf 42
in his cart. The king died the same year, B.C. 489, and Confucius left his country to return to Wei. After his long series of trials and disappointments, the sage shines in his full glory in the eighth painting where he is repre- sented after his return to his native country Lu, worn with sorrows… … theme to celebrate the apotheosis of his hero, and he has accom- plished his task with an eminently skilful composition entirely freed from the burden of tradition. He did not load himself with the complete array of the official number of seventy-two disciples, but has arranged easy groups of…
Art, Chinese · Confucius -- Portraits
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