Bushell, Stephen W. (Stephen Wootton), 1844-1908, Victoria and Albert Museum · London : Printed for H.M. Stationery Off. by Wyman · leaf 108
fa o o <^ « :£ c .^ < K£< … S to H O w g X S Pi1 ARCHITECTURE. 55 marble stones in nine concentric circles and everything is arrangedin multiples of the number nine. The emperor, prostrate beforeheaven on the altar, surrounded first by the circles of the terracesand their railings, and then by the horizon, seems to be in the…
Art, Chinese · Decorative arts
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