Lot Essay
d. The characters " " of this Qianlong period rubbing remain undamaged.
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RUBBINGS FROM VARIOUS STELES
18th-19th Century Rubbings of Standard Script Calligraphy (kai shu)
Four albums, ink rubbed on paper
a. Fuxiu Bei (engraved AD 270), 19th century rubbing
Album of fifty-six leaves, each leaf measures 8½ x 5¼in. (21.5 x 13.3cm.)
Eight collectors' seals
Two colophons, one by Zheng Wenzhuo (1856-1918)
b. Xiu Taigong Miao Bei, ("Stele of Repairing the Shrine of Great Grandfather", engraved AD 550), 18th century rubbing
Album of twenty-nine leaves, each leaf measures 10 5/8 x 5 1/8in. (27 x 13cm.)
Twenty-one collectors' seals, including those of Li Guosong
c. Sheli Ta Bei ("Stele of Sheli Pagoda", engraved AD 602)
19th century rubbing, album of sixty-one leaves, each leaf measures 10 x 6in. (25.4 x 15.2cm.)
Six collectors' seals
d. Wenzhu Sutra (engraved 6th century), 18th century rubbing
Album of twenty-five leaves, each leaf measures 12¾ x 4¾in. (32.4 x 12cm.)
Sixteen collectors' seals (4)
18th-19th Century Rubbings of Standard Script Calligraphy (kai shu)
Four albums, ink rubbed on paper
a. Fuxiu Bei (engraved AD 270), 19th century rubbing
Album of fifty-six leaves, each leaf measures 8½ x 5¼in. (21.5 x 13.3cm.)
Eight collectors' seals
Two colophons, one by Zheng Wenzhuo (1856-1918)
b. Xiu Taigong Miao Bei, ("Stele of Repairing the Shrine of Great Grandfather", engraved AD 550), 18th century rubbing
Album of twenty-nine leaves, each leaf measures 10 5/8 x 5 1/8in. (27 x 13cm.)
Twenty-one collectors' seals, including those of Li Guosong
c. Sheli Ta Bei ("Stele of Sheli Pagoda", engraved AD 602)
19th century rubbing, album of sixty-one leaves, each leaf measures 10 x 6in. (25.4 x 15.2cm.)
Six collectors' seals
d. Wenzhu Sutra (engraved 6th century), 18th century rubbing
Album of twenty-five leaves, each leaf measures 12¾ x 4¾in. (32.4 x 12cm.)
Sixteen collectors' seals (4)