Unknown (Chinese, Han Dynasty), Temple rubbing from Wu Liang Tz'u, n.d. Ink rubbing on paper. Gift of Mrs. Ingram F. Boyd, 1971.
A Chinese Confucianist’s Philosophy: Interpreting the Ink Rubbings of the Wu Liang Shrine Stone Engravings
Join Yutong Ma, master’s student in the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, for a talk exploring ink rubbings of original stone engravings from the Wu Family Ancestral Shrine in Shandong province, China. The ink rubbings, an ancient technique to reproduce and study carved stone surfaces, present a narrative of Chinese history until the second century CE and provide insight into Wu Liang’s philosophy as a Confucianist scholar. The talk will situate scenes depicted in five ink rubbings from the Museum’s collection within the architectural space of the Wu Liang Shrine and the sociopolitical context of China during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE).
The program will include live closed captions in English.
This program is free, but registration is required.
About the speaker
Yutong Ma is a master’s student in the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. She studies histories of Islamic architecture and Chinese architecture with a focus on the role of architecture as a cultural manifestation. She holds a BA in architecture from Washington University in St. Louis.