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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EAA-chi-053. Four antlered, bearded, maned, crested, quadrupede, five-clawed long (?) dragons supporting a celestial sphere and surrounded by four stylized rock formations. The Gu Guanxiangtai (Astronomical Observatory) was built in 1442 AD, during the first reign of Emperor Yingzong (r. 1435-1449 AD) of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
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| Bronze | Sculpture, high relief, assembled construction (Armillary sphere, cast decoration) |
Unknown | Qing Dynasty, 1650-1750 AD (?) (Modern replica) |
Beijing, North China |
Gu Guanxiangtai (Astronomical Observatory) |
| 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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