Yong zhou Yin Fazhi zao pu sa shen wang ji

Parte della collezione Chinese rubbings collection
Rubbing of inscription from votive offering dedicated by Yin Fazhi (native to Yunyang County, Yongzhou -- currently near Xian, Shaanxi Province, China) to build votive images of pu sa (pusa: Bodhisattva) and shen wang (shenwang: celestial being) in the names of his parents. Rubbing includes a dragon-like mythical animal image on the left.
Genere: rubbings
Data:1925
Formato: 13.5 x 31 cm
Note: Citation/references: Ryûmon sekkutsu no kenkyû, 1941. p. 226 (inscription no. 209).General note: Script style: kai shu. ; Longmen Grottoes: Buddhist Cave Temples distributed on the cliffs along the banks of Yihe river, 13 kilometers south of Luoyang City, Henan Province. The carving work on the first cave at Longmen was already began when Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang in 495. Construction on caves had been carrying on for more than 500 years, during Western Wei, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui,Tang and Five Dynasties. Thus formed a scale of more than 2,000 caves and niches, over 100,000 images on 1-kilometer cliffs from south to north on the two hills of Yique. Inscription: Yong zhou ? ? xian Yin Fazhi wei fu mu.....
Repository: Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University"