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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EAA-chi-029. Alexei Alexeev and the north-east view of the oldest standing bridge in China and the world's oldest stone open-spandrel segmental arch bridge. Its railings are decorated with the relief images of long (song fu?) dragons. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Location: | Monument: |
| Limestone | Low relief (South-east railing, south-east (external) face, carved decora-tion, detail, in situ) |
Li Chun (fl. 595- 605 AD) |
Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen (r. 581-604 AD), 595-605 AD; later repairs |
Zhaoxian, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, Central China |
Anji/Dashi Qiao (Safe Crossing/ Great Stone Bridge) |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Chinese Expedition, 29 August - 1 October 2011). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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