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Rubbing of Stele for Shi Chen

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two vertical black rectangles with white Chinese characters on a beige background. The rectangles are side by side. The left rectangle has 13 lines of characters with two red seals. The right rectangle has 13 lines of characters with three red seals on the right side. The beige background has a black border.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century rubbing; stele dated 169 CE
Medium:
Rubbing mounted in an album of thirty-two leaves; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 561 px
Museum record:
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