Rubbing of the Nestorian stele (detail)

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This is a detail of the text inscribed on the Nestorian stele. The stele was erected in 781 under the reign of Emperor Dezong. It offers a good example of Chinese calligraphy in the Tang period.

This piece of calligraphic work was written in the regular script.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-450-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1886.599
• Date: 781 AD
  Tang dynasty, A.D. 781
  
• Material: Paper
  Rubbing / tablet, Nestorian
  
• Dimensions: 2592 mm L x 1372 mm W
  
• What: Rubbing / tablet, Nestorian
  
• Subject: Rubbings / engravings
  
• Who: Nestorian missionaries
  
• Where: China, Shaanxi Province, Si-Ngan-Fu
  
• Event:
• Description: Rubbing of paper of a stone Nestorian tablet, recording the work of the Nestorian missionaries: China, Shaanxi Province, Si-Ngan-Fu, erected 781
  
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