Accession Number:
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188419
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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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Detail, head of the dragon amid cloud forms
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Date of View:
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6/9/2009
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Image description:
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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).
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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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architectural elements; walls
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Work Types:
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Art; sculpture (visual works); reliefs (sculptures)
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Preferred Title:
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Nine-Dragon Wall, Datong
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Agent Display:
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Unknown (Chinese)
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Date:
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1392 (creation)
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Materials:
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glazed polychrome ceramic tile
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Technique:
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fabrication attributes: ceramics
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Measurement:
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20 m (height) x 45.5 m (length) x 8 m (depth)
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Alternate Title:
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¿¿¿
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Alternate Title:
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Ji¿l¿ngb¿
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Locations:
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Datong, Shanxi, China
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Ming
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts
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