Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Yu Garden
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Accession Number:
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195395
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module EIGHT--6,304 images
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Type of View:
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generalView
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View Title:
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Female guardian lion (Shi) in bronze (T¿ngsh¿) with her paw on a cub
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Date of View:
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6/2/2009
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Image description:
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When used as statuary, the pair consists of a male resting his paw upon an embroidered ball (in imperial contexts, representing supremacy over the world) and a female restraining a playful cub that is on its back (representing nurture).
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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 EIGHT
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Culture:
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Chinese
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Subject:
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gardens
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Work Types:
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buildings; garden structures
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Work Types:
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Landscape Architecture; altered landscapes; gardens
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Preferred Title:
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Yu Garden
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Agent Display:
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Pan Yunduan (Chinese landscape architect, 1526-1601)
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Date:
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restored 1956-1961 (restoration)
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Materials:
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plant material, rocks; wood; stucco
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Technique:
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gardening
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Measurement:
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2 ha (area)
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Alternate Title:
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Yuyuan Garden
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Alternate Title:
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¿¿
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Alternate Title:
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Yu yuan
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Locations:
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Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, 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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Ming
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Classification:
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Architecture
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Classification:
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Landscape Architecture
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