Bulletin, Issue 57"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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The crown worn by the Kuan - yin is also sumptuous and extremely innovative for its decoration and iconographic references ... It is quite noticeable that the carver used a consistent decorative vocabulary and displayed variations on a ...
The crown worn by the Kuan - yin is also sumptuous and extremely innovative for its decoration and iconographic references ... It is quite noticeable that the carver used a consistent decorative vocabulary and displayed variations on a ...
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The unique decoration of the bronze image will now be investigated . The special motifs consist of animal heads which ... The horns of the animal were very valuable for medicinal and decorative purposes . Wu Yüeh imported the horns from ...
The unique decoration of the bronze image will now be investigated . The special motifs consist of animal heads which ... The horns of the animal were very valuable for medicinal and decorative purposes . Wu Yüeh imported the horns from ...
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The fish is commonly found as a decorative pattern on Korean glazed pottery from the Koryo period and on . The wooden " fish drum ” was to be found as a common inventory in Buddhist monasteries probably already from the period of the ...
The fish is commonly found as a decorative pattern on Korean glazed pottery from the Koryo period and on . The wooden " fish drum ” was to be found as a common inventory in Buddhist monasteries probably already from the period of the ...
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