Bulletin, Issue 35, Pages 129-140The Museum, 1963 - China |
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Page 132
... decorative patterns and new styles were soon introduced . One of these may be described as decorative realism since the animal forms were used chiefly to meet the demand for decoration and ornament . They range from simple to elaborate ...
... decorative patterns and new styles were soon introduced . One of these may be described as decorative realism since the animal forms were used chiefly to meet the demand for decoration and ornament . They range from simple to elaborate ...
Page 134
... decorative realism " . Decorative realism was but one branch of the Shang animal style . In the devel- opment of these natural elements as decoration the Shang art showed also a tend- ency to conventionalize them into simplified ...
... decorative realism " . Decorative realism was but one branch of the Shang animal style . In the devel- opment of these natural elements as decoration the Shang art showed also a tend- ency to conventionalize them into simplified ...
Page 136
... art . The artist was free to take advantage of all artistic achievements in ... decorative elements . The mother - of - pearl was cut into individ- ual ... realism , simplified stylization and composite animal forms , were all ...
... art . The artist was free to take advantage of all artistic achievements in ... decorative elements . The mother - of - pearl was cut into individ- ual ... realism , simplified stylization and composite animal forms , were all ...
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An-yang ancient China Andersson animal art animal designs Animal figures animal head animal mask animal style bird body bone bronze inscriptions ch'i tetrapod characters Chêng-chou Chêng-tzu-yai Chin wên pien Chinese art cicada composite animal conventionalized Courtesy cover curved decorative design decorative patterns Decorative realism deer ears Eastern Antiquities elab elephants eyebrows eyes Freer Gallery Gallery of Art handle Honan Hong Kong horns Hou-chia-chuang human face human figure human head Hunan Hupei inlay K'ao K'ao-ku-yen-chiu-so k'uei dragons Kansu Kiangsi kuang ewer kuei large number Late Shang legs Liang-ch'êng-chên Liaoning Lung-shan Ma-chia-yao Mizuno mouth Mu-fei collection neolithic nose oracle script Ordos bronzes p'an basin Painted human Plate pottery vessels primitive naturalism Private collection Pu-chao-chai rhinoceros Rostovtzeff Scythian Shang animal Shang artist Shang China Shansi Shantung shape sheep Shih-chia-ho Sir Ellis stylized T'ao-t'ich mask technique tiger ting tripod tsun container type of animal various types wood carving Yang-shao Ying-p'an-li yu wine-can 爵文