COLLECTION NAME:
Design Library Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
NCSULIB~1~1
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
188417
imageid
188417
Accession Number
false
Order Title:
Archivision Addition Module SEVEN--6,160 images
orderdescription
Archivision Addition Module SEVEN--6,160 images
Order Title
false
Type of View:
partialView
imagetitletype
partialView
Type of View
false
View Title:
Detail, four claws and tail of dragon
imagetitle
Detail, four claws and tail of dragon
View Title
false
Date of View:
6/9/2009
imagedate
6/9/2009
Date of View
false
Image description:
The first Ming Emperor copied the Yuan ruling and decreed that the dragon would be his emblem and that it would have five toes (or claws) The four-clawed dragon was typically for imperial nobility and certain high-ranking officials. The three clawed dragon was used by lower ranks and the general public (widely seen on various Chinese goods in Ming Dynasty).
imagedescription
The first Ming Emperor copied the Yuan ruling and decreed that the dragon would be his emblem and that it would have five toes (or claws) The four-clawed dragon was typically for imperial nobility and certain high-ranking officials. The three clawed dragon was used by lower ranks and the general public (widely seen on various Chinese goods in Ming Dynasty).
Image description
false
Image Rights:
¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
imagerights
¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image Rights
false
Source Institution:
Archivision, Inc.
sourceinstitution
Archivision, Inc.
Source Institution
false
Collection:
Addition Module SEVEN
collection
Addition Module SEVEN
Collection
false
Culture:
Chinese
culture
Chinese
Culture
false
Work Types:
architectural elements; walls
worktypes
architectural elements; walls
Work Types
false
Work Types:
Art; sculpture (visual works); reliefs (sculptures)
worktypes
Art; sculpture (visual works); reliefs (sculptures)
Work Types
false
Preferred Title:
Nine-Dragon Wall, Datong
worktitle
Nine-Dragon Wall, Datong
Preferred Title
false
Agent Display:
Unknown (Chinese)
workagentdisplay
Unknown (Chinese)
Agent Display
false
Date:
1392 (creation)
workdatedisplay
1392 (creation)
Date
false
Materials:
glazed polychrome ceramic tile
workmaterialdisplay
glazed polychrome ceramic tile
Materials
false
Technique:
fabrication attributes: ceramics
worktechniquedisplay
fabrication attributes: ceramics
Technique
false
Measurement:
20 m (height) x 45.5 m (length) x 8 m (depth)
measurementdisplay
20 m (height) x 45.5 m (length) x 8 m (depth)
Measurement
false
Alternate Title:
Ji¿l¿ngb¿
titletext
Ji¿l¿ngb¿
Alternate Title
false
Alternate Title:
¿¿¿
titletext
¿¿¿
Alternate Title
false
Locations:
Datong, Shanxi, China
locations
Datong, Shanxi, China
Locations
false
Location Type:
(site)
locationtype
(site)
Location Type
false
Style/Period:
Ming
styleperiod
Ming
Style/Period
false
Classification:
Decorative Arts
classificationterm
Decorative Arts
Classification
false