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Chinese art (1905)

Bushell, Stephen W. (Stephen Wootton), 1844-1908, Victoria and Albert Museum · London : Printed for H.M. Stationery Off. by Wyman · leaf 278

An illustration from Chinese art, 1905, leaf 278
ting ridges arelightly incised with bands of fret, suggestive of clouds, and the eyesof the tao-tieh ogre peer out in the midst of the floral bands. An elephant with a vase on its back appears in Fig. qi, intendedoriginally to be posed on a Buddhist altar, as a sacred animal of thelaw. The elephant… … Fig. 96.—Incense Burner, Shhl Lu. a Grotesque Winged MonsterOF Gilt Copper Decorated with Coloured Enamels. No. 545-o3- H. 9f in., W. 6f m.

Art, Chinese · Decorative arts

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