Shrine of Wu Liang, Rear Wall, Wu Liang Family Shrine Complex

CultureChinese
Titles
  • Shrine of Wu Liang, Rear 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: 43 1/4 × 81 3/4 in. (109.9 × 207.6 cm)
Mount: 52 × 89 3/4 in. (132.1 × 228 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jane and Leopold Swergold
Object number2017.298
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Department
Asian Art
ProvenanceAlan Priest; Robert H. Ellsworth; [Sotheby’s, New York]; purchased by Jane and Leopold Swergold, 2006; given to MFAH, 2017.
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.
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Front Shrine, West Wall, Wu Liang Family Shrine Complex
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