The Nestorian Stele, in standard script 大秦景教流行中國碑

Object Details

• Artist

  Lü Xiuyan 呂秀巖 (late 8th century)

• Provenance

  To ?

  Peking University, Beijing, China. [1]

  From 1976

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Peking University, Beijing, China. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] According to the Curatorial Remark 5 in the object record, this rubbing was donated by Peking University, Beijing, China at an undetermined date.

  [2] According to Kate Theimer’s note from June 6, 1995, “This rubbing appears to have been given by the Peking University to the Freer Gallery of Art at an undetermined date prior to 1976. It was transferred from the Library to the permanent collection in 1976.”

  Also see object file, and the Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Peking University

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Peking University

• Type

  Rubbing

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  700s

• Name

  Peking University

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Priest, Chinese Art, Rubbing, Tang dynasty (618 - 907), Standard script, Lettering

• Culture

  Christians, Chinese

• Object Type

  Rubbings