Excellent Rubbings of Stone Carvings 石墨鐫華八卷 (1618)
1media/shimojuanhua_thumb.jpg2020-10-14T16:24:27-07:00Tang Li94607ee88639079982d0344d02ff8ecdf7b6dc463099622This is a manuscript copy of a printed book with the same title from the forty-sixth year of the Wanli reign (萬曆四十六年 [1618]) of the Ming dynasty. It includes rubbings of steles from ancient times to the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) and focuses on the aesthetic evaluation of their calligraphy. The two ex libris seals, 馬硯珊收藏金石圖書記 and 馬書奎印 on the caption title page (卷端頁) of this manuscript are from Ma Shukui 馬書奎 (courtesy name 字 Yanshan 硯珊; awarded with juren 舉人 in 1828), a collector and connoisseur of epigraphy (金石學) in the late Qing dynasty. Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Date/Edition: 1618 | 萬曆四十六年.plain2021-03-12T10:14:08-08:00Link to the catalog record in the USC LibrariesTang Li94607ee88639079982d0344d02ff8ecdf7b6dc46
1media/history-2.jpg2020-06-12T16:19:44-07:00History 史部49structured_gallery10019272021-03-12T10:15:31-08:00Excellent Rubbings of Stone Carvings (Shimo juanhua 石墨鐫華八卷) is a manuscript copy of a printed book with the same title from the forty-sixth year of the Wanli reign (萬曆四十六年 [1618]) of the Ming dynasty. It includes rubbings of steles from ancient times to the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) and focuses on the aesthetic evaluation of their calligraphy. USC's copy is donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski and the two ex libris seals, 馬硯珊收藏金石圖書記 and 馬書奎印 on the caption title page (卷端頁) of the manuscript are from Ma Shukui 馬書奎 (courtesy name 字 Yanshan 硯珊; awarded with juren 舉人 in 1828), a collector and connoisseur of epigraphy (金石學) in the late Qing dynasty.
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