- Title
- Yuan Xiang zao xiang ji ; Beihai wang Yuan Xiang mu zi zao Mile xiang
- Horikoshi, Yoshihiro, Japanese, associated name, donor
- 1912-1945
- Rubbing of inscription from votive offering dedicated by Yuan Xiang (a prince buried in 1st. yr. of Yongping, Northern Wei Dynasty, 508).
- 76 x 41 cm
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- Buddhism
votive offerings
inscriptions
cave temples - Chinese
- Northern Wei
Minguo - ink
paper
intaglio - Citation/references: Beijing tu shu guan cang Zhongguo li dai shi ke ta ben hui bian, 1989, v. 3, p. 40. ; Zeng bu jiao bei sui bi, 1981, p. 246-247. ; Shan ben bei tie lu, 1984, p. 65.
General note: Script style: zheng shu. ; Ta pian, folded, mounted, 1 leaf, 23cm. ; 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 began 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. ; For other information, please refer to HOLLIS number: 9717329
Historical: Inscription date: 23rd day of 9th mo. of 22rd. yr. of Taihe, Northern Wei Dynasty (498). - Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard University
- W296636_URN-3:FHCL:2972270
- Title
- Yuan Xiang zao xiang ji ; Beihai wang Yuan Xiang mu zi zao Mile xiang
- Creator / Contributor
- Horikoshi, Yoshihiro, Japanese, associated name, donor
- Date
- 1912-1945
- Description
- Rubbing of inscription from votive offering dedicated by Yuan Xiang (a prince buried in 1st. yr. of Yongping, Northern Wei Dynasty, 508).
- Extent
- 76 x 41 cm
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- Buddhism
votive offerings
inscriptions
cave temples - Culture
- Chinese
- Style / Period
- Northern Wei
Minguo - Materials / Techniques
- ink
paper
intaglio - Notes
- Citation/references: Beijing tu shu guan cang Zhongguo li dai shi ke ta ben hui bian, 1989, v. 3, p. 40. ; Zeng bu jiao bei sui bi, 1981, p. 246-247. ; Shan ben bei tie lu, 1984, p. 65.
General note: Script style: zheng shu. ; Ta pian, folded, mounted, 1 leaf, 23cm. ; 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 began 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. ; For other information, please refer to HOLLIS number: 9717329
Historical: Inscription date: 23rd day of 9th mo. of 22rd. yr. of Taihe, Northern Wei Dynasty (498). - Repository
- Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W296636_URN-3:FHCL:2972270
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