Bulletin (Östasiatiska Samlingarna (Stockholm, Sweden))The Museum, 1960 - China "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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Page 182
... side of a standing Bodhisattva ( fig . 3 ) . Under the Northern and Western Wei Dynasties ( A.D. 386–534 and 535–556 ) , the flowers become clusters of white petals surrounding dark centers supported on gently curving stems with green ...
... side of a standing Bodhisattva ( fig . 3 ) . Under the Northern and Western Wei Dynasties ( A.D. 386–534 and 535–556 ) , the flowers become clusters of white petals surrounding dark centers supported on gently curving stems with green ...
Page 184
... side ( fig . 12 ) . The hieratic , centralized and symmetrical arrangement of motifs seen on this Dengxian tile harks back to the ancient practice of placing birds in bilaterally symmetrical confronted pairs on bronze vessels and ...
... side ( fig . 12 ) . The hieratic , centralized and symmetrical arrangement of motifs seen on this Dengxian tile harks back to the ancient practice of placing birds in bilaterally symmetrical confronted pairs on bronze vessels and ...
Page 187
... side of the central figure is a tall flowering plant , one of which grows from behind a rock ; there are at least three birds flying in the sky , and the scene is augmented by two butterflies and a dragonfly . Scenes like these ...
... side of the central figure is a tall flowering plant , one of which grows from behind a rock ; there are at least three birds flying in the sky , and the scene is augmented by two butterflies and a dragonfly . Scenes like these ...
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