Rubbing

Detail of Lintel Ornament, possibly from Shiziwan, Leshan. Five ceiling tiles above with three ends of roof supports. Mimics the wooden construction, clearly evidenced by the three support ends. This example is well-worn. For an impressive example of details that may have been worn off, see 85-37-40. The numbering of objects in the collection and similarity of the ceiling ornamentation suggests that this may be related to 85-37-12. One of a set of rubbings made in the 1930's of Han Dynasty cave tomb reliefs. Black ink on rice paper. From Han tomb reliefs.