harvardfineartslib:Harvard is home to over 5,000 East Asian rubbings of objects that date from the Q
harvardfineartslib:Harvard is home to over 5,000 East Asian rubbings of objects that date from the Qin Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. The majority of which are from China. This joint collection contains some 2,700 rubbings from the Fine Arts Library and some 2,300 from Harvard-Yenching.The rubbings were made from ancient stone stelae, tomb tablets, and Buddhist and Daoist scriptures on stelae and rocks, as well as from inscriptions and designs from bronze vessels, jade objects, ceramics, tomb bricks, and roof tiles.You can explore nearly 5,000 digital images in the Chinese Rubbings Collection through the Fine Arts Library’s website.Image description: Rubbing of stele depicting bamboo and orchids. A poem on the left section is followed by the artist’s, Banqiao (Zheng Xie, 1693-1765), signature and seal. Another inscription in the lower left corner dates the painting to 1751 and states the artist’s full name followed by one seal. Painting of bamboo and orchid by Zheng Banqiao (2)Alternate Title: Zhu lan ping bing zanZheng Xie, 1693-1765, Chinese [artist]Ink on paper (intaglio)111 x 38 cmHistorical: Stele date: 19th. day of 9th. mo. of 16th. yr. of Qianlong, Qing Dynasty (1751).ChineseQingHarvard Fine Arts Library, Special CollectionsHOLLIS number: olvwork279849 -- source link
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