Bulletin, Issues 55-57The Museum, 1983 - China |
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... natural setting , it is easy to imagine the evils or blessings they might have unleashed upon the early farmers who worshipped them . Their unnatural shapes suggest both the mystery and power of unfathomed natural forces . The ...
... natural setting , it is easy to imagine the evils or blessings they might have unleashed upon the early farmers who worshipped them . Their unnatural shapes suggest both the mystery and power of unfathomed natural forces . The ...
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... natural disaster men with special connections at court were probably less likely to be recommended , for these disasters were believed to be warnings from Heaven . At these times a monarch might be more disposed to quickly hire a batch ...
... natural disaster men with special connections at court were probably less likely to be recommended , for these disasters were believed to be warnings from Heaven . At these times a monarch might be more disposed to quickly hire a batch ...
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... natural landform . But this hill and its trees convey only a crude sense of landscape : the scenes to the right of the hill indicate the rapid displacement of a natural realm by the indicators of urbanized society , while the row of ...
... natural landform . But this hill and its trees convey only a crude sense of landscape : the scenes to the right of the hill indicate the rapid displacement of a natural realm by the indicators of urbanized society , while the row of ...
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