Lot Essay
Panels of this type are quiet rare outside of China. For related panels in China, also from Shaanxi Province, see the rubbing of one with a similar knobbed vine and various animals illustrated in Zhongguo Meishu Quanji, vol. 18, Paintings on Stone, no. 75. numerous rubbings with figures on horseback and in horse drawn carriages are also illustrated in the same volume, cf. nos. 13, 45, 49 and 102