Lot 1326
  • 1326

A RUBBING OF A NORTHERN WEI STELE 20TH CENTURY |

Estimate
1,000 - 2,000 USD
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Description

  • Height 62 1/2  in., 158.8 cm; Width 27 in., 68.6 cm
mounted as a hanging scroll, depicting a religious procession with an inscription recording the 6th year of the Zhengguang reign, corresponding to 525 AD; together with a modern print reproduction of the early 20th century rubbing of the Tang dynasty emperor Taizong's horse Shifachi (2) 

Provenance

Collection of Philip Hofer (1898-1984), founder and curator of Harvard University's department of printing and graphic arts.
Sotheby's New York, circa 1980.