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Rubbing of the Epitaph of Hu Zhaoyi
527 (Northern Wei)
modern rubbing on paper
The tombs of prominent people in the Six Dynasties period included short biographies engraved in stone. Rubbings of such texts can be used as models of excellent calligraphy.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. and Isabel Roberts, Baltimore, Maryland; given to Walters Art Museum, 1990.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Credit Line
Gift of Laurance and Isabel Roberts, 1990
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
96.159