

Dark gray stone slab with white Chinese characters carved into it. The slab appears to be cracked, with several large, jagged white lines running across it. The cracks vary in width and length. The characters are arranged in columns and rows, covering the entire surface. The characters are in a traditional Chinese calligraphy style. The stone has darker and lighter gray patches. The background around the slab is plain white. Title: "Inscriptions from the Stele of Mount Yi by Xu Xuan".
Artwork Details
- Date
- date of stele: Song dynasty (960–1279)
- Medium
- Modern rubbings; ink on paper
- Culture
- China
- Dimensions
- 333 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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