Rubbings of Taiwan's Ancient Tablets (National Taiwan University)

Type

Collection 

Collection Identifier

c0003

Description

In December 1997, the library received a collection of old rubbings from the Department of Anthropology, which were originally collected by Taihoku Imperial University (now National Taiwan University) during the Japanese occupation. Among the rubbings received, there are a total of 189 Taiwan-related rubbings taken from steles at historical sites. Since many of the steles are no longer in existence, the rubbings are invaluable for the study of Taiwanese history.

Size

National Taiwan University Library: 189 pieces. Department of Anthropology, National Taiwan University: 15 pieces

Language

English;Chinese 

Item Type

Still image 

Item Format

image/jpeg; image/tiff 

Rights

link

Access Rights

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Accrual Method

Item creation 

Accrual Periodicity

Irregular 

Accrual Policy

Closed 

Custodial History

Rubbings of Taiwan’s ancient tablets located in the National Taiwan University Library were mainly collected and rubbed by Taihoku Imperial University (later known as National Taiwan University) from 1932 to 1937 (the 7th to 12th year of the Japanese Showa Emperor’s reign) during the Japanese colonial period. These copies were first taken and preserved in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology (now the Department of Anthropology) of National Taiwan University. In 1997, part of the collection was transferred to National Taiwan University Library. They were then moved to the Special Collections Department in the Main Library when it first opened in 1998. However, only some of the rubbings were moved, and thus the whole collection is stored separately in various locations today. 

Audience

Researchers; the general public

Subject

Stone and metal rubbings

Spatial Coverage

Taiwan 

Temporal Coverage

Qing Dynasty, Japanese colonial period(1693/1929)

Dates Collection Accumulated

Japanese colonial period(1932/1937)  

Dates Items Created

Qing Dynasty, Japanese colonial period(1693/1929) 

Collector

Taihoku Imperial University

Owner

National Taiwan University Library. Department of Anthropology, National Taiwan University

Is Located At

National Taiwan University Library. Department of Anthropology, National Taiwan University 

Is Accessed Via

link: http://dtrap.lib.ntu.edu.tw/DTRAP/en/index.htm

Sub-Collection

 

Super-Collection

Rubbings

Catalogueor Index

項潔主編（2005）。國立臺灣大學典藏古碑拓本 臺灣篇。臺北市 : 國立臺灣大學 

Associated collection

 

Associated Publication

項潔主編（2005）。國立臺灣大學典藏古碑拓本 臺灣篇。臺北市 : 國立臺灣大學