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Buddhist Pictorial Stele dedicated by Li Sengyuan (Li Sengyuan zaoxiang 李僧元造象),

550 (stone); late 19th–early 20th century? (rubbing)

Chinese
Eastern Wei dynasty, 534–550 CE
2002-354 a-d

Information

Title
Buddhist Pictorial Stele dedicated by Li Sengyuan (Li Sengyuan zaoxiang 李僧元造象)
Dates

550 (stone); late 19th–early 20th century? (rubbing)

Medium
Four sheets (unmounted); ink rubbings on paper
Dimensions
a: 123 x 43 cm. (48 7/16 x 16 15/16 in.) b: 123 x 43 cm. (48 7/16 x 16 15/16 in.) c: 123.5 x 33 cm. (48 5/8 x 13 in.) d: 123.5 x 33 cm. (48 5/8 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
2002-354 a-d
Place Made

Asia, China

Marks/Labels/Seals
Vertical seal on the back side of the rubbing near the titleslip reads "Wang Qingxiang, seller of calligraphies and model-books, residing at number 13, Xiaotiejiang alley" 王清祥發賣字帖住小鐵匠巷十三號
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Period
Type

<p> – Wang Qingxiang model-book store (China).<br> –2002 Private collection (Princeton, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2002.<br></p>