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Source Description
Rubbings of stone carvings have throughout Chinese history served as guides to the writing and painting styles of earlier times. This memorial or epitaph tablet honored Lady Fengyi. Around its sides were engraved fantastic creatures, including ram-headed birds.
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Document identity
localId
37642
label
Rubbing of an Epitaph Tablet
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
37642
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Rubbing of an Epitaph Tablet
description
Rubbings of stone carvings have throughout Chinese history served as guides to the writing and painting styles of earlier times. This memorial or epitaph tablet honored Lady Fengyi. Around its sides were engraved fantastic creatures, including ram-headed birds.
provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. and Isabel Roberts, Baltimore, Maryland; given to Walters Art Museum, 1990.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
rubbings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
127.4
height
113.6
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 50 3/16 x 44 3/4 in. (127.4 x 113.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
dated 522
Northern Wei dynasty
dynasty
Northern Wei
med
black ink on paper
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
9be75f9719947d7f