Gou shen song bei 姤神頌碑
Gou shen song bei 姤神頌碑
Gou shen song bei 姤神頌碑
Gou shen song bei 姤神頌碑
Gou shen song bei 姤神頌碑
Gou shen song bei 姤神頌碑
Gou shen song bei 姤神頌碑
Gou shen song bei 姤神頌碑

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Gou shen song bei 姤神頌碑,

778 (stone); late 19th–early 20th century? (rubbing)

Chinese
Tang dynasty, 618–907
2002-359

Information

Title
Gou shen song bei 姤神頌碑
Dates

778 (stone); late 19th–early 20th century? (rubbing)

Medium
Sheet; ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
ca. 164 x 97 cm. (64 9/16 x 38 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
2002-359
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Vertical seal on the back side of the rubbing near the titleslip reads "Wang Qingxiang, seller of calligraphies and model-books, residing at number 13, Xiaotiejiang alley" (see unicode)
Description
Standard-script calligraphy in gridlines; from left to right, title and main text in 25 columns, stele erected in 778 according to last line (date damaged "Da Tang Dali shi[san] nian" 大唐大曆十[三]年). Inscription in 7 columns.
Culture
Chinese
Period
Tang
Type
rubbings
Subject
stelae

– Wang Qingxiang model-book store (China).
–2002 Private collection (Princeton, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2002.

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