Inscription, Record of Visit to Wu Family Shrines

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Inscription, Record of Visit to Wu Family Shrines

1792

Qian Yong (Chinese, 1759–1844)

Ch'ien Yung was one of many Qing dynasty calligraphers who became fascinated with and studied the Chinese scripts found on ancient bronzes and engraved stones. This rubbing of a tablet engraved with Ch'ien's calligraphy shows characters modeled in the style of the elegant official script calligraphy of the Eastern Han dynasty (25- 220).

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Object Details

Title:

Inscription, Record of Visit to Wu Family Shrines
Rubbing from carved stone from the Wu Family Shrines, Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)

Date:

1792

Artist:

Qian Yong (Chinese, 1759–1844)

Medium:

Ink on paper (rubbing of a stone tablet)

Dimensions:

12 3/16 x 31 1/8 inches (31 x 79 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Horace H. F. Jayne, 1924

Accession Number:

1924-36-21

Geography:

Made in Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province, China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

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