Panel with Figure and Floral Pattern
CultureChinese
Date19th-early 20th century
MediumHanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 inches (39.37 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF88-45/301
MarkingsSeal: 天真手拓
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DescriptionStone carved in Tang Dynasty (618–960 C.E.), rubbing created about 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.
During the 1800s, some artists marked their work with a seal bearing their name. The seal, read as tianzhen shouyin, in the left corner of this scroll tells the viewer that the rubbing was handmade by True Nature.
This rubbing was made from a low-relief stone panel adorning a Buddhist monument. The artist applied lighter ink to obtain the impression of the carved image. This technique and style contrasts with the darker ink rubbings exemplified by the rubbings of deities on view nearby.
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