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 plain surface of the shaft is usually adorned with sculpture , mostly executed
in brick . At times the images form triads sheltered under canopies or placed in
hollow niches . Their arrangement , sometimes , reflects the symmetrical ,
squarish ...
The plain surface of the shaft is usually adorned with sculpture , mostly executed
in brick . At times the images form triads sheltered under canopies or placed in
hollow niches . Their arrangement , sometimes , reflects the symmetrical ,
squarish ...
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The brief survey of sculpture adorning the brick pagodas , although it relies on
obsolete photographic material , has revealed ... fortunate that a securely dated
hall survives in Ta - t'ung , once the Liao Western Capital , and that it is still
adorned ...
The brief survey of sculpture adorning the brick pagodas , although it relies on
obsolete photographic material , has revealed ... fortunate that a securely dated
hall survives in Ta - t'ung , once the Liao Western Capital , and that it is still
adorned ...
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The motifs which adorn the crowns assemble different levels of symbolism .
Dragons ... Among the burial objects were several saddles originally made with a
sheet of gilt silver , adorned by a repoussé design , covering an inner core of
wood .
The motifs which adorn the crowns assemble different levels of symbolism .
Dragons ... Among the burial objects were several saddles originally made with a
sheet of gilt silver , adorned by a repoussé design , covering an inner core of
wood .
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| Title | Bulletin |
| Author | Östasiatiska museet |
| Publisher | The Museum, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 4 Dec 2017 |
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