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Four Stanzas from Shigu wen (Stone Drum Script)
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- BK743
Photo No：716-17992-1
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| Title | Four Stanzas from Shigu wen (Stone Drum Script) |
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| Artist | Wu Changshi |
| Category | Calligraphy (B), Chinese Calligraphy |
| Country | China |
| Period | Republic of China |
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Shigu wen (E., Stone Drum Script) are ancient characters engraved on ten drum-shaped stones currently housed at the National Palace Museum in Beijing, China. Shigu wen, describing hunting activities, is said to be China's earliest stone engraving. Though not yet confirmed, its production possibly dates as far back as the Zhou dynasty (c. 1100-256 B.C.). Wu Changshuo (1844-1927) acquired an early rubbing of this inscription and studied it to introduce innovations in the development of seal and clerical scripts. This calligraphy on four stanzas, extracted from texts on the sixth, second, and third stone drums, was given to Nagao Uzan (1864-1942).
China-Republic of China