YAN ZHENQING (708-784) and ZHU YUNMING (1460-1526)

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YAN ZHENQING (708-784) and ZHU YUNMING (1460-1526)

Rubbings of the Xiaoziben Magu Shanxian Tanji ("Small Character Narration of the Altar of the Immortal Magu", engraved AD 771)

Small Standard Script Calligraphy (xiaokai shu)

Album in four sections, ink rubbed on paper, various sizes

a. 13th century rubbing of the Southern City version
b. 15th century rubbing of the Southern City version
c. 16th century rubbing of the Yuezhou version
d. Inscribed copy by Zhu Yunming

Total of forty-five collectors' seals, including two of Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), three of He Shaoji (1799-1873), ten of Pei Jingfu (1865-1937) and one of Deng Shi (?-1948)

Total of thirty-two colophons, including one each by Li Shizuo (1673-after 1747), Huang Yue (1750-1841), Wu Rongguang (1773-1843), six of He Shaoji and eight of Pei Jingfu

Four labels, including two by He Shaoji and one by Pei Jingfu

Literature

Pei Jingfu, Zhuangtao Ge Shuhualu, reprinted by the Zhonghua Bookstore, Taiwan, 1971, p. 1460

Lot Essay

The Southern City version of the Xiaoziben Magu Shan Xian Tanji is the best. The original stele was lost early, and rubbings from it are rare. This album contains two versions of the original rubbings of the Southern City version. The first was made before the stele was broken. The third is the Yuezhou version, which is also very rare, followed by Zhu Yunming's copy of the text.