# Portrait of an Official

**Gu Jianlong** (Chinese, 1606–1691)  
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 17th century  
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk  
Painting: 212.8 × 121.3 cm (83 3/4 × 47 3/4 in.); Mount: 298.5 × 138.5 cm (117 1/2 × 54 1/2 in.)

Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2017.426. [The museum's record](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/241750).

## About this work

Gu Jianlong painted this in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 17th century. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

### What you’re looking at

A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on silk.

_Description from the Art Institute of Chicago._

### How it was made

- **Hanging scroll.** A painting mounted on silk with a wooden roller at the foot. It was rolled up for storage and brought out to hang for a season, a guest or an occasion.
- **Ink and colour on silk.** Silk was sized with glue and alum so it would hold a crisp brushline, and mineral colours were built up in thin layers. The sheen of the weave still shows through.

### [Gu Jianlong](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/gu-jianlong)

Chinese, 1606–1691

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: China
- Real size: about 83 × 48 in (212 × 121 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 30 × 40 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 16th century
- Movement: [Chinese painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/chinese-painting)
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5; 30 × 40 in $5

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