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Stele for Cao Ke (Cao Ke bei 曹恪碑),
570 (stone); late 19th–early 20th century? (rubbing)
Chinese
Northern Zhou, 557–581 CE
2002-352
More Context
Didactics
Standard script calligraphy, 26 columns, 51 character-spaces a line; original site Anyi 安 邑 , Shanxi. Date of 5th year of Tianhe 天 和 not seen on this rubbing but recorded in other versions. The title on the packing envelope, and the titleslip on back side of the rubbing lists this as Wei Cao Ke bei, Datong shi nian. Cao Ke was the governor (taishou) of Qiaojun 譙 郡 commandery. His taboo name was Ke, and his zi was Sheyue.
Information
Title
Stele for Cao Ke (Cao Ke bei 曹恪碑)
Dates
570 (stone); late 19th–early 20th century? (rubbing)
Medium
Sheet (unmounted); ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
162 x 83.4 cm. (63 3/4 x 32 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
2002-352
Place Excavated
Asia, China, Shanxi province
Marks/Labels/Seals
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" 王清祥發賣字帖住小鐵匠巷十三號
Culture
Period
Subject
– Wang Qingxiang model-book store (China).
–2002 Private collection (Princeton, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2002.
