The inscribed stones of the Qin dynasty (221 BCE–207 BCE) were made by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE–210 BCE). This rubbing album consists of the Inscriptions on Mount Yi (Stele of Mount Yi) and the Inscriptions on Mount Tai (Stele of Mount Tai), which were both inscribed in 219 BCE and were believed to have been calligraphed by the prime minister Li Si (284 BCE–208 BCE) in seal script to praise the merit and virtue of the Qin dynasty emperor.

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The first inscribed stele was made by Qin Shi Huang and erected on Mount Yi. It has 15 lines with a maximum of 15 characters on each line. The second example was the earliest inscribed stone on Mount Tai, which consists of two parts: the upper section of 144 characters was made during Qin Shi Huang’s eastern tour that passed through the mountain in 219 BCE. The lower section is Qin Er Shi’s (230 BCE–208 BCE) imperial edict inscribed in 209 BCE, totaling 78 characters. This inscription contains four sides, three of which are Qin’s imperial edict, and one of which is Qin Er Shi’s imperial edict inscribed in 209 BCE, totaling 78 characters. The stele was inscribed from the west, the north and the east to the south, with six rows on the west side, three rows on the north side, six rows on the east side and seven rows on the south side, totaling 222 characters, with 12 characters on each line. Today, the original stone only contains ten characters of Qin Er Shi’s imperial edict, which is known as the ‘Ten Characters on Mount Tai’.