Lot Essay
In this early Qing rubbing, the characters " " are still intact.
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SHIGU WEN (Stone Drum Poems, engraved 373 B.C.)
17th Century Rubbing of Seal Script Calligrapy (zhuan shu)
Handscroll in ten sections, ink rubbed on paper, various sizes
Each section inscribed by Ma Xulun (1884-1970) and transcribed from seals to standard script calligraphy
Five colophons, including one each of Wang Fuowei (1877-1927), ma Xulun, Tan Zhekai (1889-1947), Zeng Xi (1861-1930), and Wang Ti (1880-1960)
Frontispiece by Wu Changshuo (1844-1927)
Label by Zeng Xi
17th Century Rubbing of Seal Script Calligrapy (zhuan shu)
Handscroll in ten sections, ink rubbed on paper, various sizes
Each section inscribed by Ma Xulun (1884-1970) and transcribed from seals to standard script calligraphy
Five colophons, including one each of Wang Fuowei (1877-1927), ma Xulun, Tan Zhekai (1889-1947), Zeng Xi (1861-1930), and Wang Ti (1880-1960)
Frontispiece by Wu Changshuo (1844-1927)
Label by Zeng Xi