Bulletin, Issue 35, Pages 129-140The Museum, 1963 - China |
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Page 130
... motifs . They were painted on the curved surface of the pottery and the limited area of the decoration demanded a ... motif here is a human figure which is so primitive that it reminds us of a sketch by a child . In some cases the ...
... motifs . They were painted on the curved surface of the pottery and the limited area of the decoration demanded a ... motif here is a human figure which is so primitive that it reminds us of a sketch by a child . In some cases the ...
Page 133
... motif is complete with eyes , ears , horns and the lower jaw . It appears eight times on the vessel , four on the ... motifs to the decorative formulae and these formulae never seem to be in conflict with the shape of the vessel or ...
... motif is complete with eyes , ears , horns and the lower jaw . It appears eight times on the vessel , four on the ... motifs to the decorative formulae and these formulae never seem to be in conflict with the shape of the vessel or ...
Page 134
... motif appears in this case sixteen times . On the kuang ewer , Pl . XIV.5 , there are elephants , hares , birds , cicadas and dragons side by side and a number of animal masks . There are dragons and snakes on Pls . XIII.1 , XV.1 , XV.4 ...
... motif appears in this case sixteen times . On the kuang ewer , Pl . XIV.5 , there are elephants , hares , birds , cicadas and dragons side by side and a number of animal masks . There are dragons and snakes on Pls . XIII.1 , XV.1 , XV.4 ...
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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