pictorial stones (Chinese reliefs)

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Scope note
Chinese works comprising slabs of stone carved and engraved with figurative images or decorative patterns, associated with tombs. The designs on the stones were traditionally copied by rubbings and dispersed to a wider audience. This plastic and graphic art form developed in the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 BCE).
pictorial stones
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024