Re-thinking the Trübner stele: pictorial forms and authenticity

The Trubner stele, a large Chinese Buddhist stele displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is carved from grayish black limestone and commemorates the building of a Buddhist monastery in Qi county, Henan province, China. According to the inscription, it is dated 533 to 543 C.E. It was named afte...

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Main Author: Chang, Qing (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2023
In: Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 28-63
Further subjects:B Authenticity
B Eastern Wei
B Trubner stele
B Buddhist art
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