A Set of Tomb Stone Doors
CultureChinese
Date19th-early 20th century
MediumHanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper
DimensionsImage: 76 1/2 × 48 3/4 inches (194.31 × 123.83 cm)
Overall: 93 × 52 1/2 inches (236.22 × 133.35 cm)
Overall: 93 × 52 1/2 inches (236.22 × 133.35 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF88-45/299
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DescriptionStone engraved in the Tang dynasty (618–960 C.E.); rubbing 1800s–early 1900sExhibition HistoryThe Art of Ink Rubbings: Impressions of Chinese Culture, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, July 20, 2024–February 2, 2025, no cat.
The scroll, consisting of individual rubbings of door panels, frames, and a semicircular panel on top, was made from a stone gate in a royal tomb created during the Tang dynasty (618–960 C.E.). It retains the fine line carvings depicting a civil official and a warrior who safeguarded the tomb, along with exquisite arabesque plants decorating the frames.
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