Bulletin (Östasiatiska Samlingarna (Stockholm, Sweden))"Bibliography of publications based upon collections made with the support of the Swedish China research committee, by Fr. E. Åhlander": Bulletin no. 1, p. 185-191. |
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STANDARDIZED REPRESENTATIONAL DEVICES OF THE MASK SYMBOL AND HUMAN TO ANIMAL METAMORPHOSIS It is known that the major purpose of the bronze vessel was ancestor propitiation , as indicated by inscriptions on Shang bronzes and Shang ...
STANDARDIZED REPRESENTATIONAL DEVICES OF THE MASK SYMBOL AND HUMAN TO ANIMAL METAMORPHOSIS It is known that the major purpose of the bronze vessel was ancestor propitiation , as indicated by inscriptions on Shang bronzes and Shang ...
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The classic statement for the cicada symbol of rebirth comes from the doubting philosopher , Wang Chong , in his ... that this transformational symbolism of spirit rebirth was anticipated onethousand earlier during the Shang period .
The classic statement for the cicada symbol of rebirth comes from the doubting philosopher , Wang Chong , in his ... that this transformational symbolism of spirit rebirth was anticipated onethousand earlier during the Shang period .
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Representational devices , such as interchangeable human and animal attributes , abbreviated body symbols , and a devouring ... indicate that we are dealing with a symbol of transformation , in particular from human to animal realms .
Representational devices , such as interchangeable human and animal attributes , abbreviated body symbols , and a devouring ... indicate that we are dealing with a symbol of transformation , in particular from human to animal realms .
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abbreviated abstract According ancestral portraits animal animal image animal mask Anyang appears argali Beijing bird body bone bone inscriptions buffalo carried century chariot China Chinese cicada claws Collection deceased decorated deer depicted described devouring ding displayed divined Drawing dynasty earlier Early ears evidence example extension face feathers four funeral graph hall head Henan horns human hunt identified illustrated imagery inscriptions jade king known Lady Late Shang later limbs meaning Middle Ming Ming dynasty Museum offered official op.cit origin painted painter pattern Period person placed Press province Qing qingtongqi reference religious remains rendered representation represented rite ritual royal scholar seen Shang bronze significant silk similar species spirit spirit-tablet style symbol Taipei taotie term tiger tomb tradition University vessel Wenwu wife wild Xiaotun Yinxu Zhongguo Zhou