List of Censors, engraved on the back of the Stele for Yushitai Jingshe (1977.375.26)
Unknown Artist
20th century
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 39 3/16 × 25 3/16 in. (99.5 × 64 cm)
Classification
Rubbing
Culture
China
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Seymour and Rogers Funds, 1977
Accession Number
1977.375.27
Art Historical Context
This striking ink rubbing, titled *List of Censors, on the back of thele for Yushitaiingshe*, captures a piece of Chinese imperial history. Created in the 20th century by an artist, it reproduces inscriptions from a stele—a monumental stone slab—dedicated to the Yushitai Jingshe, likely to the Censorate (Yushitai), an ancient bureaucratic office responsible for oversight, moral remonstrance, and the emperor's adherence to Confucian principles. Measuring nearly 40 by 25 inches, this large-format work hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Asian Art department, acquired through the Seymour an...