CultureChinese
Titles
- Front Shrine, West Wall, Wu Liang Family Shrine Complex
- Rubbing from the Wu Family Shrine Carvings
Datemid-2nd century, rubbing late 20th century
PlaceZhifang (township), China
MediumInk rubbing on Chinese paper
DimensionsSheet: 48 × 77 3/4 in. (121.9 × 197.5 cm)
Mount: 56 × 85 1/2 in. (142.2 × 217.2 cm)
Mount: 56 × 85 1/2 in. (142.2 × 217.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jane and Leopold Swergold
Object number2017.297
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Many figures and scenes are labelled with vertical identification cartouches. Some of these inscriptions simply identify a figure by name and title, whereas the longer ones, written in a popular Eastern Han literary style called zan (eulogy), help the viewer comprehend the narratives and their significance.
There are no additional inscriptions.
There are no additional inscriptions.
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