Traditional Chinese Rubbings (Figure of Zodiac Protector, General Xing Shen)

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Art of Chinese Rubbings, Zodiac Protector for Rabbit - General Xing Shen
For more than 1,500 years rubbings have been a vital medium for preserving China's art, culture, and history. These beautiful works are made by pressing thin sheets of wet paper into carvings or inscriptions cut in stone or other hard materials and carefully inking the surface to create a copy of the original. The resulting rubbing has white impressions where the paper was pressed into the carving surrounded by a typically black ink field. Because they are easily transported, rubbings quickly became the primary means to faithfully reproduce and share historical data, poetry, scholastic texts, calligraphy, and art throughout China. Due to the loss and deterioration of many original stones through the centuries, rubbings frequently are the sole remaining evidence of a significant portion of China's artistic and cultural heritage. The buyer assumes responsibility for ensuring that the condition of the item(s) meets with their satisfaction prior to order. In case, any description is given as a courtesy to a buyer on the page, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The seller shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition description does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.