- Title
- Wei ? Wang ? jian lu shen zao xiang ji
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- 1923-1925
- Rubbing of inscription from votive offering in memory of Wang Jianlu upon his death.
- 27 x 15 cm
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- Buddhism
votive offerings
inscriptions
cave temples
death - Chinese
- Tang
- ink
paper
intaglio - Citation/references: Ryumon sekkutsu no kenkyu, 1941. p. 358 (inscription no. 987).
General note: Script style: kai shu. ; Longmen Grottoes: Buddhist Cave Temples distributed on the cliffs along the banks of Yihe river, 13 kilometers south of Luoyang City, Henan Province. The carving work on the first cave at Longmen was already begun when Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang in 495. Construction on caves had been carrying on for more than 500 years, during Western Wei, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui,Tang and Five Dynasties. Thus formed a scale of more than 2,000 caves and niches, over 100,000 images on 1-kilometer cliffs from south to north on the two hills of Yique. ; Binyang Caves: This cave consists of three caves, namely middle, southern and northern Binyang caves. The construction of this cave spanned 24 years, 500-523.
Historical: Inscription date: 1st. day of 5th. mo, 15th. yr. of Zhenguan, Tang (641). - Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- W288660_URN-3:FHCL:562523
- Title
- Wei ? Wang ? jian lu shen zao xiang ji
- Creator / Contributor
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- Date
- 1923-1925
- Description
- Rubbing of inscription from votive offering in memory of Wang Jianlu upon his death.
- Extent
- 27 x 15 cm
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- Buddhism
votive offerings
inscriptions
cave temples
death - Culture
- Chinese
- Style / Period
- Tang
- Materials / Techniques
- ink
paper
intaglio - Notes
- Citation/references: Ryumon sekkutsu no kenkyu, 1941. p. 358 (inscription no. 987).
General note: Script style: kai shu. ; Longmen Grottoes: Buddhist Cave Temples distributed on the cliffs along the banks of Yihe river, 13 kilometers south of Luoyang City, Henan Province. The carving work on the first cave at Longmen was already begun when Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang in 495. Construction on caves had been carrying on for more than 500 years, during Western Wei, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui,Tang and Five Dynasties. Thus formed a scale of more than 2,000 caves and niches, over 100,000 images on 1-kilometer cliffs from south to north on the two hills of Yique. ; Binyang Caves: This cave consists of three caves, namely middle, southern and northern Binyang caves. The construction of this cave spanned 24 years, 500-523.
Historical: Inscription date: 1st. day of 5th. mo, 15th. yr. of Zhenguan, Tang (641). - Repository
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W288660_URN-3:FHCL:562523
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