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🇨🇳 Vintage Mi Fu (米芾) Chinese Calligraphy Rubbing Album
A fascinating traditional folding calligraphy album featuring works associated with the celebrated Northern Song dynasty calligrapher Mi Fu (米芾, 1051–1107).
📜 The cover is titled 米芾墨跡 (Mi Fu Moji / Mi Fu Ink Traces).
The album opens accordion-style into a very long continuous format and contains numerous black rubbing panels with white Chinese calligraphy. Several seals and inscriptions are also present.
✨ Details:
• Calligraphy attributed/reproduced after works by Mi Fu (米芾)
• Traditional Chinese calligraphy rubbing / 拓本 style
• Accordion / folding album format
• Numerous calligraphy panels
• Black ground with white characters
• Red seals / collector-style seals present
• Decorative blue patterned cloth-covered boards
• Traditional paper construction
• Large impressive display when completely unfolded
📚 About Mi Fu:
Mi Fu (1051–1107) was one of the most celebrated calligraphers, painters and art connoisseurs of China's Northern Song dynasty. His calligraphy was copied, carved and reproduced in calligraphy albums for centuries.
⚠️ Age / Edition:
The exact date of production and edition of this album have not been confirmed. It is being offered as a vintage calligraphy rubbing album and not as an original Song Dynasty manuscript or original calligraphy by Mi Fu.
📏 Please see photographs with ruler for scale.
🔎 Condition:
Vintage pre-owned condition with age-related toning, spotting, handling marks, wear and minor imperfections to the paper and cover. Please carefully review all photographs, as they form an important part of the description.
A beautiful collectible for enthusiasts of Chinese calligraphy, Asian art, ink rubbings and historical writing.
