Confucius Gallery

CARTOON: BOXER REBELLION, 1900. Are our teachings, then, in vain? Confucius

CARTOON: BOXER REBELLION, 1900.
Are our teachings, then, in vain? Confucius and Jesus Christ observe the battle between the Boxers and the eight-nation alliance during the Boxer Rebellion in China. The Boxers carry a quote by Confucius and the alliance carries a quote by Christ, both expressing the same concept. Chromolithograph by Udo Keppler, 1900

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Confucius: The Great Unapotheosized God of China, 1912. Creator: Unknown

Confucius: The Great Unapotheosized God of China, 1922. Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period. Confucianism, emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. From "Myths and Legends of China", by E. T. C. Werner. [George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, Calcutta, Sydney, 1922]

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Confucius, ancient Chinese philosopher, (1780). Artist: Pierre Duflos

Confucius, ancient Chinese philosopher, (1780). According to Chinese tradition, Confucius (551-479 BC) was a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought. His teachings, preserved in the Analects, form the foundation of much of subsequent Chinese speculation on the education and comportment of the ideal man. From Receuil des Estampes, Representant les Rangs et les Dignites, suivant le Costume de toutes les Nations existantes, by Pierre Duflos, 1780

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