Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Hanging Monastery
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Accession Number:
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188327
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module SEVEN--6,160 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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Daoist shrine of the three major deities; the Three Pure Ones (S¿nq¿ng)
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Date of View:
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6/5/2009
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Image description:
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The statues of Daoist hero-gods are governed by the conventions of the classical tradition of Chinese sculpture. Unlike cross-legged Buddhist figures, these deities sit with feet on the ground or stand upright, looking forward. They are dressed as if they were Chinese officials or emperors
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Addition Module SEVEN
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Culture:
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Chinese
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Work Types:
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Architecture; religious structures; temples
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Work Types:
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Architecture; religious complexes; religious communities; monasteries (built complexes)
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Work Types:
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complexes; sites (locations); historic sites
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Preferred Title:
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Hanging Monastery
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Agent Display:
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Unknown (Chinese)
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Date:
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rebuilt 1368-1911 (alteration)
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Materials:
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wood; polychrome glazed ceramic tile; stone; brick; paint
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Technique:
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painting and painting techniques
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Measurement:
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152.5 m2 (area)
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Alternate Title:
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Xu¿nkong S¿
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Alternate Title:
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¿¿¿
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Alternate Title:
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Hanging Temple
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Locations:
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Hunyuan, Shanxi, China
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Qing
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Style/Period:
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Northern Wei
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Style/Period:
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Ming
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Classification:
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Architecture
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