rubbing; inscription copy
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rubbing; paper copy made by placing damp paper over inscriptions on steles, bronzes, etc., and pounding ink onto it
Refers specifically to the paper artifact resulting from the technique of ink rubbing used to copy raised inscriptions from hard surfaces. Distinct from photographs or hand copies.
Zhè这
shì是
Yán颜
Zhēn真
qīng卿
bēi碑
de的
tà拓
běn本
。
This is a rubbing of the Yan Zhenqing stele.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
xǔ许
duō多
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
tà拓
běn本
。
The museum has collected many precious rubbings.
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Tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
zhì制
zuò作
qīng青
tóng铜
qì器
tà拓
běn本
。
He is skilled at making rubbings of bronze vessels.
Xué学
xí习
shū书
fǎ法
kě可
yǐ以
tōng通
guò过
lín临
mó摹
tà拓
běn本
lái来
tǐ体
huì会
gǔ古
rén人
de的
bǐ笔
fǎ法
。
One can learn calligraphy by copying rubbings to appreciate ancient brush techniques.