# Inscription on the Stone Drums, and the Bilou Stele: Calligraphy in Seal Script

- By: Qian Daxin (Chinese, 1728-1804)
- Date: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: 125.6 × 31 cm (49 1/2 × 12 1/4 in.); Mount: 217.5 × 52.3 cm (85 11/16 × 20 5/8 in.)
- Culture: Northern China
- Credit line: Gift of Dr. George Fan
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/184638)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/8b0169d9-a07d-6d31-0885-30c2eefe0486/full/843,/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)