Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · [New York] : The Museum · leaf 65
anil /• show the principle of the cocks of Type B. In/thebacks of the cocks, strange to say, are replaced by two conventionalized bipartitefishes rampant. The acme of all these phenomena of cock and fish is reached,however, in g. Here we observe in the middle a large realistic carp, on the tailof… … Fgs- I3~l 7 are likewise large compositions based on the principle of thecombination of conventionalized, mostly bipartite, fishes with spiral and cockornaments. In these conglomerations are shown the endless variation of whichthis ornament is capable, and the great effectiveness of the forms in…
Decoration and ornament -- Amur River Valley (China and Russia)
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