Yang Fujun Shinto Pillar

[Yangfujun Shinto Pillars]

Yangfujun Shinto Pillars, in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, are 82 cm high and 44 cm wide
Stone carving in the third year of Long’an in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (399). There are seven lines of 43 characters in the script, in official script. Shinto pillars, which appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty, are stone pillars erected in front of shrines, tombs and other buildings. The Shinto column has three parts: one is the lower base, namely the column base; The second is the central column body, the upper part of which is carved with rectangular stone, and the lower part is decorated with relief; The third is the round upper cover on the top of the column, on which there are often tomb towns carved into the shape of animals or people. This Shinto column has a complete forehead, a tile ridge on the column body, and a bold font. It is a valuable material for studying the form, content and inscription of the Shinto column
Recorded text: The divine way of Zhiyang Fujun, the commander of Chaxiao riding capital in the ancient Ba county in the Jin Dynasty. He is the great-grandson of the governor of Fuling. Long’an was three years old and stood on October 11, 1911.

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