Bulletin"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 ... It is quite noticeable that the carver used a
consistent decorative vocabulary and displayed variations on a chosen theme .
The crown worn by the Kuan - yin is also sumptuous and extremely innovative for
its decoration and iconographic ... It is quite noticeable that the carver used a
consistent decorative vocabulary and displayed variations on a chosen theme .
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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 Koryð 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 Koryð 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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Bibliographic information
| Title | Bulletin |
| Author | Östasiatiska museet |
| Publisher | The Museum, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 4 Dec 2017 |
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