Rubbing from the Wu Family Shrine, Shrine 2, West Wall, Lower Stone, "Battle on the Bridge", unknown maker from China

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Rubbing from the Wu Family Shrine, Shrine 2, West Wall, Lower Stone, "Battle on the Bridge" , Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: ink; paper; rubbing
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 64 x 193 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 25 3/16 x 76 in
Credit line: Gift of Mr. Laurence Sickman
Accession number: 1981.0007.14
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Wu Liang Shrine is the only Chinese shrine from the second century BCE that survives in its entirety. The designs carved on the interior of the shrine convey Confucian beliefs, historical narratives, and mysterious legends of the past. From the Song dynasty (960–1279) onward, scholars have learned about this site through ink rubbings of the interior carvings. Easily carried and transported, these rubbings give the shrine new life by sharing its stories. This particular rubbing depicts a battle scene on a bridge and offers a small glimpse of the monumental shrine.

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SMA Interns 2015–2016, curator
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
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2016