- Title
- Mythology, stories and journey scenes ; Shen hua gu shi, xing lu tu
- 19th cent.-early 20th cent.
- Rubbing of carved stone images from relief sculpture of 4 registers (part of decorative horizontal band) depicting human figures and a horse on the bottom register; the second register depicting 7 figures, some holding fans, in a procession; the third register depicting human figures, tiger image in a house setting, and 1 horse; and on the top register, images of mythical animals interlocked. From group of "Shandong Teng xian" slabs. Dated to late Eastern Han (between 147-189 AD).
- 61 x 70 cm
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- Shandong Sheng, China
tombs
chariots
shrine houses
horse-drawn vehicles
animals
human figures
dance
horsemen - Chinese
- Eastern Han
Qing
Minguo - ink
paper
relief - Citation/references: Bali da xue Beijing Han xue yan jiu suo, Han dai hua xiang quan ji, Chu bian, 1950, No. 88.
General note: Tengxian, also named Tengzhou, includes several sites with engraved stone slabs unearthed. Tengzhou once served as a prefecture capital in Shandong Province.
Historical: Slabs date: approximately, dated to late Eastern Han (between 147-189 AD). - Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- W297945_URN-3:FHCL:899204
- Title
- Mythology, stories and journey scenes ; Shen hua gu shi, xing lu tu
- Date
- 19th cent.-early 20th cent.
- Description
- Rubbing of carved stone images from relief sculpture of 4 registers (part of decorative horizontal band) depicting human figures and a horse on the bottom register; the second register depicting 7 figures, some holding fans, in a procession; the third register depicting human figures, tiger image in a house setting, and 1 horse; and on the top register, images of mythical animals interlocked. From group of "Shandong Teng xian" slabs. Dated to late Eastern Han (between 147-189 AD).
- Extent
- 61 x 70 cm
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- Shandong Sheng, China
tombs
chariots
shrine houses
horse-drawn vehicles
animals
human figures
dance
horsemen - Culture
- Chinese
- Style / Period
- Eastern Han
Qing
Minguo - Materials / Techniques
- ink
paper
relief - Notes
- Citation/references: Bali da xue Beijing Han xue yan jiu suo, Han dai hua xiang quan ji, Chu bian, 1950, No. 88.
General note: Tengxian, also named Tengzhou, includes several sites with engraved stone slabs unearthed. Tengzhou once served as a prefecture capital in Shandong Province.
Historical: Slabs date: approximately, dated to late Eastern Han (between 147-189 AD). - Repository
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W297945_URN-3:FHCL:899204
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