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GB 891 SC69
Title
Ink rubbings of Chinese steles dating to Han dynasty
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- unknown (Creation)
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13 folded sheets
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13 sheets of ink rubbings of inscriptions of steles in Chinese dating to the Han dynasty, many of which are illegible. Among the identified ones there are two sheets of rubbings of the memorial stele for Kong Jun (漢孔君碑), the 19th generation descendent of Kong Qiu, Confucius, erected in the year of 155; one sheet of rubbing of the Shi Chen Stele (史晨碑) erected in 169; and one sheet of rubbing of the Ritual Vessels Stele (禮器碑) erected in 156. These steles are now held at the Temple of Confucius, Qufu, China.
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- Chinese
- English
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gb891 sc69
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Archivist's note
These items were catalogued by James Liu, RAS Archivist, in March 2025.