Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Portraits of Three Scholars: Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhu Xi (National Museum of Asian Art)Sacred Art & IconographyPortraits of Three Scholars: Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhu Xi (National Museum of Asian Art)Hanging scroll, Yuan dynasty, attributed to Liu Minshu, Smithsonian National Museum of Asian ArtCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Portraits of Three Scholars: Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhu Xi (National Museum of Asian Art)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/chengyi-fsg-1916-584-artwork.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Portraits of Three Scholars: Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhu Xi (National Museum of Asian Art). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/chengyi-fsg-1916-584-artworkCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-portraits-of-three-scholars-cheng-hao-ch, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Portraits of Three Scholars: Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhu Xi (National Museum of Asian Art)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/chengyi-fsg-1916-584-artwork}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA hanging scroll attributed to Liu Minshu, Yuan dynasty, thirteenth to fourteenth century, painted in ink and color on silk in the baimiao line style. The scroll portrays the Neo Confucian scholars Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhu Xi together. Purchased by Charles Lang Freer in 1916 and given by him to the Freer Gallery of Art in 1920; held today by the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithCheng Hao, Historical Figures Well-attested This source names Cheng Hao directly: "The scroll portrays the Neo Confucian scholars Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhu Xi together."Source Portraits of Three Scholars, National Museum of Asian Art (F1916.584)tier 1Zhu Xi, Figures Well-attested This source names Zhu Xi directly: "scholars Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhu Xi together."Source Portraits of Three Scholars, National Museum of Asian Art (F1916.584)tier 1Belongs to TraditionConfucianism, Religions Well-attested Source Portraits of Three Scholars, National Museum of Asian Art (F1916.584)tier 1DepictsCheng Yi, Figures Well-attested The Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art's own title for this Yuan-dynasty scroll names Cheng Yi as one of the three Neo Confucian scholars portrayed.Source Portraits of Three Scholars, National Museum of Asian Art (F1916.584)tier 1SourcesPortraits of Three Scholars, National Museum of Asian Art (F1916.584)tier 1Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art (Freer Gallery of Art)Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art F1916.584View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year