現代 徐鉉 宋摹秦嶧山碑 拓本|Inscriptions from the Stele of Mount Yi
date of stele: Song dynasty (960–1279)
Medium
Modern rubbings; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image (a): 60 × 31 1/4 in. (152.4 × 79.4 cm) Image (b): 60 3/4 × 28 5/8 in. (154.3 × 72.7 cm)
Classification
Rubbing
Culture
China
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Seymour and Rogers Funds, 1977
Accession Number
1977.375.7a, b
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Inscriptions from the Stele of Mount Yi*, a set of modern rubbings captured in ink on paper, evoking the ancient whispers of China's past. Dating to the Song dynasty (960–127), the original stele hails from the Qin era, its weathered surface bearing archaic scripts from Mount Yi. Scholar-official Xu Xuan, a master calligrapher of the Northern Song, meticulously transcribed these inscriptions, preserving their essence for posterity. Acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1977 through the Seymour and Rogers Funds, these large-scale rubbings—measuring over five feet tall—transp...