Lot 146

SET OF EIGHT INK RUBBINGS OF 'GUANZHONG EIGHT SIGHTS'





Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
£504
Description
西安博古堂 《關中八景》拓片 紙本水墨(一組八幅)
ink on eight leaves of paper, by 'Xi An Bogu Tang'
Dimensions
125cm x 33cm each
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Melrose; acquired in China in the 1940's when working for Shell, thence by descent.
Footnote
Note: The stele, depicting the eight famous scenes of Guanzhong, was carved and erected during the nineteenth year or Kangxi period, corresponding to 1680AD. The original stele is kept in the Xian Beiling museum but not open to public.




