Bulletin, Issues 55-57The Museum, 1983 - China |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 28
Page 16
... crown is partly covered by the mantle which envelops the figure ; it has no ribbons . Elegant loops of hair cover the ears . The necklace is unusually large ; it consists of rosettes held together by strands of pearls . The crown is ...
... crown is partly covered by the mantle which envelops the figure ; it has no ribbons . Elegant loops of hair cover the ears . The necklace is unusually large ; it consists of rosettes held together by strands of pearls . The crown is ...
Page 17
... crown referred to the most powerful influences in Liao society , the emperor's authority and the spiritual forces of Buddhism and Shamanism . We do not know for certain who the wearers of the crowns were . They probably were the emperor ...
... crown referred to the most powerful influences in Liao society , the emperor's authority and the spiritual forces of Buddhism and Shamanism . We do not know for certain who the wearers of the crowns were . They probably were the emperor ...
Page 3
... crown worn by the Kuan - yin is also sumptuous and extremely innovative for its decoration and iconographic references ( Plates 7 : A , B , C ) . It is definitely different in shape and attributes from the headgears worn by the Liao ...
... crown worn by the Kuan - yin is also sumptuous and extremely innovative for its decoration and iconographic references ( Plates 7 : A , B , C ) . It is definitely different in shape and attributes from the headgears worn by the Liao ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
animals antlers appear barrow beak-heads Bei Dao bird black-painted Bodhisattva body bronze Buddha Buddhist burial carved central century B.C. Ch'ien Liu Chavannes China Chinese Confucian crown cultural Dai Zhen dated decorative dragons Eastern Antiquities Emperor feline figure frontal Fu Xi fur-trimmings gold plaques griffon heads Hangchou headdress heavily stylized Hopei horse Hsiung-nu Hua-yen hybrid beast Ibid images imperial Inner Mongolia inscription Issyk Khitan Kuan-yin kurgan landscape Liao dynasty Liaoning literati Manchu Mongolia monk motif mountains mythic Neo-Confucian nomadic officials omens Pagoda Parinirvana pattern Pazaryk Photograph courtesy Plate poetry poets political portents predator Rect reign represented ribbons Round Ø Rudenko sculpture Scythian art Scytho-Siberian seal Sekino Shih Siberian Treasure silk Sitting lion soutache stone Sung symbolic Ta-t'ung Temple tiger Ting-hsien tomb tradition tree ts'ê Type Virginia Museum Wang Wu Shrines Wu Yüeh Wu-t'ai-shan Yin and Yang Zhu Xi