Buddhist Stele Dedicated by Xu Shi and Others
Buddhist Stele Dedicated by Xu Shi and Others

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Buddhist Stele Dedicated by Xu Shi and Others,

6th century (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Chinese
Northern Qi, 550–577 CE
y1957-165

Information

Title
Buddhist Stele Dedicated by Xu Shi and Others
Dates

6th century (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
image: 56 x 44.5 cm. (22 1/16 x 17 1/2 in.) 100.9 x 53.5 cm. (39 3/4 x 21 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Rowley
Object Number
y1957-165
Place Made

Asia, China, Shandong

Inscription
。。。 侍身主口口口 侍身主口口口 侍口口口口口 侍身主口口口 坐像口口口口口 北龕大像主兩菩薩并光 明主許始妻成公䨥妃息 洪進妻諸葛居家眷屬 大像口口口口口口口張口洛王寶 大像光朋主口口口王僧口口口口 口菩薩主毛孔徐孝貞 Reading notes: 1. 侍身主 refers to a donor or patron (shizhu 施主). Transcription partly based on: Hong Yixuan 洪頤煊 (1765-1837), Pingjin du bei ji 平津讀碑記 (see Notes below).
Marks/Labels/Seals
Collector seals: Unknown “Zengjing [xu] [mu] 曾經[敘][目], sq. relief (upper right corner) “Zengjing [xu] [mu] 曾經[敘][目], sq. relief (bottom left corner)
Culture
Chinese
Period
Six Dynasties
Type
rubbings
Subject
figures (representations), attendants, inscriptions, Buddhism, stelae

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