Bulletin, Issue 35, Pages 129-140The Museum, 1963 - China |
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Page 132
... large number of 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 ...
... large number of 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 ...
Page 134
... large number of the Shang human faces on various types of objects are actually assemblages of these stylized features , two eyes , two eyebrows , a nose , a mouth and two ears wide apart , for the face . In most cases these individual ...
... large number of the Shang human faces on various types of objects are actually assemblages of these stylized features , two eyes , two eyebrows , a nose , a mouth and two ears wide apart , for the face . In most cases these individual ...
Page 137
... large number of fanciful compositions which the artists have created bear witness to the fact that the principles laid down by the Shang artist have been followed faithfully . These monstrous and mythological compositions which they ...
... large number of fanciful compositions which the artists have created bear witness to the fact that the principles laid down by the Shang artist have been followed faithfully . These monstrous and mythological compositions which they ...
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An-yang ancient China Andersson animal art animal designs Animal figures animal head animal style bird body bone bronze inscriptions centuries B.C. Ch'êng-tzu-yai ch'i tetrapod characters chin Chinese art cicada composite animal conventionalized Courtesy cover curved decorative design decorative patterns Decorative realism deer ears elab elephants eyebrows Freer Gallery Gallery of Art handle Honan Hong Kong horns Hou-chia-chuang human face human figure human head Hunan Hupei Incised animal mask inlay 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 Ostasiatiska p'an basin Painted human Plate pottery vessels primitive naturalism Private collection Pu-chao-chai rhinoceros Rostovtzeff Scythian Shang artist Shang China Shansi Shantung shape sheep Shih-chia-ho simplified animal forms Sir Ellis stylized T'ao-tieh masks technique tiger ting tripod tsun container type of animal various types wan bowl wên pien wood carving Yang-shao yu wine-can 許文