Lot 952: WANG XIZHI, Preface of

A 16TH-CENTURY RUBBING
WANG XIZHI, Preface of the Sanctuary of the Tang Dynasty
Album of fifty-four leaves, ink rubbing on paper
Each leaf measures 26 x 13.3 cm. (10 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Colophons by Wang Kun (1760-1835), Wu Mingqiang (18th -19th Century) and Bai Jiao (1907-1969), with a total of three seals
Twenty-eight collectors’ seals, including three of Wang Duo (1592-1652), two of Jin Nong (1687-1763), five of Wang Rentang (18th-19th Century) and one of Pang Yuancheng (1875-1945)
Two illegible seals