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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EAA-chi-039. Two antlered, crested, quadrupede, four-clawed, confronted long (?) dragons (brug in Tibetan), intertwined with the leafy flower stems, flanking lotus (padma or kamala in Sanskrit, pad ma chu skyes or pad ma dmar po in Tibetan) pedestal, on which rests the eight-spoked Wheel of the Law (falun in Chinese, dharmachakra in Sanskrit, chos kyi khor lo in Tibetan), decorated with the 卍 (wan in Chinese, swastika in Sanskrit, gyung drung in Tibetan). |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Location: | Monument: |
| Ceramic (stoneware), polychrome glaze |
Sculpture, relief (Roof-ridge, tilework, plastic decoration, painted, glazed, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) (?) |
Bailin Si (Temple of Cypress Trees), Zhaoxian, Shijiazhu-ang, Hebei, Central China |
Uncertain internal structure |
| 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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