One Hundred Representations of the Character Shou (Longevity)

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One Hundred Representations of the Character Shou (Longevity)

1644-1911

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

The characters engraved into the stone tablet from which this rubbing was made demonstrate the variety of ways the character for long life can be written.

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Object Details

Title:

One Hundred Representations of the Character Shou (Longevity)

Date:

1644-1911

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Medium:

Ink on paper (rubbing of a stone tablet), framed

Dimensions:

Rubbing: 52 1/2 × 22 inches (133.4 × 55.9 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Horace H. F. Jayne, 1924

Accession Number:

1924-36-6

Geography:

Made in Xi'an, Beilin, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

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