- Title
- Image of bird and animal ; Niao shou tu an diao shi
- early 20 th. century
- Rubbing of tomb brick depicting a winged horse image on the right and a phoenix-like bird (zhu que) on the left with diamond-shaped geometric designs on top and bottom sections.
- 48 x 48 cm
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- horses
birds
bricks
phoenix (mythical bird)
geometric patterns
wings
tombs - Chinese
- Han
- paper
ink
intaglio - Citation/references: Zhonghua wu qian nian wen wu ji kan: Han hua xiang zhuan, 1990, p. 46 (Tian ma hua xiang zhuan); p. 48 (Zhu que hua xiang zhuan). ; Henan Han dai hua xiang zhuan, 1986, pl. 14 (tian ma); pl. 24 (zhu que); pl. 189 (ling xing wen).
General note: Original tomb brick associated with sites in Luoyang, Henan.
Provenance: Previous owner: Yamanaka Shokai, Peiking, 1923. - Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- W271733_URN-3:FHCL:537896
- Title
- Image of bird and animal ; Niao shou tu an diao shi
- Date
- early 20 th. century
- Description
- Rubbing of tomb brick depicting a winged horse image on the right and a phoenix-like bird (zhu que) on the left with diamond-shaped geometric designs on top and bottom sections.
- Extent
- 48 x 48 cm
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- horses
birds
bricks
phoenix (mythical bird)
geometric patterns
wings
tombs - Culture
- Chinese
- Style / Period
- Han
- Materials / Techniques
- paper
ink
intaglio - Notes
- Citation/references: Zhonghua wu qian nian wen wu ji kan: Han hua xiang zhuan, 1990, p. 46 (Tian ma hua xiang zhuan); p. 48 (Zhu que hua xiang zhuan). ; Henan Han dai hua xiang zhuan, 1986, pl. 14 (tian ma); pl. 24 (zhu que); pl. 189 (ling xing wen).
General note: Original tomb brick associated with sites in Luoyang, Henan.
Provenance: Previous owner: Yamanaka Shokai, Peiking, 1923. - Repository
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W271733_URN-3:FHCL:537896
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