DIAO ZUN, LIU YU, LIU GENG, QUAN NANSHENG and LIANG SHILIANG MOZHI

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DIAO ZUN, LIU YU, LIU GENG, QUAN NANSHENG and LIANG SHILIANG MOZHI

18th-19th Century Rubbings of Standard Script Calligraphy (kai shu)

Five albums, ink rubbed on paper

a. Epitaph for Diao Zun (engraved AD 517), 18th century rubbing
Twelve leaves, each leaf measures 9¾ x 5½in. (24.7 x 14cm.)
Five collectors' seals and two colophons

b. Epitaph for Liu Yu (engraved AD 527), 19th century rubbing
Twelve leaves, each leaf measures 7¾ x 4½in. (19.7 x 11.4cm.)
Two collectors' seals

c. Epitaph for Liu Geng and Others (engraved AD 524), 19th century rubbing, fifty-two leaves, various sizes
Eleven collectors' seals

d. Epitaph for Quan Nansheng (engraved AD 679), 19th century rubbing
Twenty-seven leaves, each leaf measures 10 3/8 x 5 1/8in. (26.3 x 12.8cm.)

e. Epitaph for Liang Shiliang (engraved AD 697), 17th century rubbing
Seventeen leaves, each leaf measures 8½ x 4 5/8in. (21.6 x 11.7cm.) (5)

Lot Essay

a. In older rubbings the phrase " " remains intact.
e. The stele is unbroken in rubbings of the early Qing dynasty