A total of one hundred and forty-eight rubbings selected from the rich collection of the Peking University and the Art Museum are included. Ink rubbings has been a rich source for the preservation of inscriptions and calligraphic pieces found on rocks, stelae, pillars, tomb-tablets, architectural elements, statues, as well as manuscripts and letters written by renowned calligraphers through the centuries. In this cataloque, the inscriptions date from the Warring States to the Qing dynasties, while the rubbings belong mainly ...
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A total of one hundred and forty-eight rubbings selected from the rich collection of the Peking University and the Art Museum are included. Ink rubbings has been a rich source for the preservation of inscriptions and calligraphic pieces found on rocks, stelae, pillars, tomb-tablets, architectural elements, statues, as well as manuscripts and letters written by renowned calligraphers through the centuries. In this cataloque, the inscriptions date from the Warring States to the Qing dynasties, while the rubbings belong mainly to the Ming/ Qing and pre-modern periods. A couple of rare rubbings that were made during the Song Dynasty form the star-pieces in the catalogue. All items are illustrated mainly in colour with detailed entries, and there is an introductory essay contributed by Hu Haifan of the Peking University Library.
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