Image of bird and animal: Niao shou tu an diao shi
- Creation Date:
- early 20 th. century
- Description:
- Rubbing of tomb brick depicting a winged horse image on the right and a phoenix-like bird (zhu que) on the left with diamond-shaped geometric designs on top and bottom sections.
- Extent:
- 48 x 48 cm
- Language:
- No linguistic content
- Genre:
- rubbings
- Digital Format:
- Images
- Subjects:
- horses
birds
bricks
phoenix (mythical bird)
geometric patterns
wings
tombs - Culture:
- Chinese
- Style Period:
- Han
- Materials/Techniques:
- paper
ink
intaglio - Notes:
- Citation/references: Zhonghua wu qian nian wen wu ji kan: Han hua xiang zhuan, 1990, p. 46 (Tian ma hua xiang zhuan); p. 48 (Zhu que hua xiang zhuan). ; Henan Han dai hua xiang zhuan, 1986, pl. 14 (tian ma); pl. 24 (zhu que); pl. 189 (ling xing wen).
General note: Original tomb brick associated with sites in Luoyang, Henan.
Provenance: Previous owner: Yamanaka Shokai, Peiking, 1923. - Repository:
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- HOLLIS Record:
- https://id.lib.harvard.edu/images/olvwork271733/urn-3:FHCL:537896/catalog
- Record ID:
- W271733_urn-3:FHCL:537896
- Permalink:
- https://id.lib.harvard.edu/curiosity/chinese-rubbings-collection/6-W271733_urn-3:FHCL:537896
