Set of rubbings of an excerpt from the “Sutra of Immeasurable Meanings” (Wuliangyi jing), carved 6th century, Xiangtangshan northern group of caves, South Cave, interior west wall

Historical period(s)
2010
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (1): 136.5 x 113.7 cm (53 3/4 x 44 3/4 in) H x W (2.): 135.9 x 116.2 cm (53 1/2 x 45 3/4 in)
Geography
China, Hebei province, Xiangtangshan
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-R-499.1-2
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Rubbing
Type

Rubbing

Keywords
Buddhism, China, sutra
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Zhang Lintang, Peilan Xu. Xiangtangshan Shiku bei ke ti ji zong lu [Collected Stele Inscriptions at the Xiantangshan Caves]. 2 vols., Beijing. vol. 1, fig. 2.
  • Mizuno Seiichi, Toshio Nagahiro. Kyodosan Sekkutsu [The Buddhist Cave-Temples of Hsiang-T'ang-ssu on the Frontier of Honan and Hopei]. Kyoto. no. 3.
  • Katherine R. Tsiang, Richard Born, J. Keith Wilson. Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan. Exh. cat. Chicago, September 2010 - July 2011. cat. 18, pp. 198-199.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Whistler's Neighborhood
Google Cultural Institute
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