GGMC24 Gugong Museum: MINGTIE SHANBEN. (Rubbings of Famous Examples of Calligraphy). 名帖善本. Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 24. Shanghai, 2009. 24, 284 pp. 274 pp. colour plates. 29x22 cm. Boards. GBP 70.00 Volume 24 in this excellent series covering the treasures of the Gugong Museum shows 137 examples of albums of rubbings of famous and highly-regarded examples of Chinese calligraphy held in the collection. The rubbings and albums date from the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. The stones and calligraphic inscriptions from which the rubbings were taken are in many cases much older. Such calligraphic inscriptions were used as models for aspiring calligraphers to emulate. Captions in English, otherwise Chinese text. Subjects: Calligraphy Scholar’s Studio Item 66 in List 212. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?g/GGMC24.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |