Rubbing from a Stele
CultureChinese
DateNorthern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
MediumInk on paper; mounted on silk
DimensionsImage: 44 x 8 1/8 inches (111.76 x 20.65 cm)
Mount: 4 feet 7 7/8 inches x 11 1/8 inches (141.91 x 28.27 cm)
Mount: 4 feet 7 7/8 inches x 11 1/8 inches (141.91 x 28.27 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Oriental Discretionary Fund
Object number94-31/5
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionAbove: mask. drapery, traces of kneeling figure supporting an object on his shoulders; below, 4 registers with two pairs of figures; inscription beside each figure.
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