Chinese Statues

Item set

Title

Chinese Statues

Type

Collection

Still Images

Images

Photography

Creator

Banducci, Shawna

Date

2018-11-15

Description

EN A collection of images of bronze and marble statues found at the Palace Museum, commonly known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, China. The images include eight bronze statues including; one cistern, two cranes, a tortoise, one gilded elephant, a dragon, a deer, a phoenix, and an incense burner. There is one marble sundial.

Format

image/jpeg

iPhone 6

1/50 sec. f/2.2 4.15mm

Language

Place

39.9323, 116.4100

Publisher

Simmons University. School of Library and Information Sciences.

Alternative Title

CN 中国雕像 (Zhōngguó diāoxiàng)

Contributor

EN The Palace Museum

CN 故宫博物院 (Gùgōng bówùyuàn)

Extent

20.2 MB

Identifier

https://en.dpm.org.cn/

Is Replaced By

EN https://en.dpm.org.cn/

CN https://www.dpm.org.cn/Home.html

Subject

Travel photography—China

Travel photography--China—History

Forbidden City (Beijing, China)

CN Gu gong bo wu yuan (China)

Bronzes, Chinese

Stone carving--China—History

Art—China

Art, Chinese--China--Beijing—History

China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

China History Qing dynasty, 1644-1912

Temporal Coverage

2018-11-15

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Incense Burner

This is an image of a bronze incense burner on the west side of the Palace Museum.
Phoenix, Crane, & Cistern

This is an image of three statues, a phoenix, a crane, and a cistern. These statues are located outside of the Palace of Earthly Honor (Yikun gong), originally built in 1417.
Deer

This image depicts a bronze deer outside the Palace of Gathering Elegance (Chuxiu gong). In total there are two deer outside the palace. They were produced in 1883 with a height of 1.6m, width of .3m, and on a .22m bronze base.
Dragon

This image depicts a bronze dragon outside the Palace of Gathering Elegance (Chuxiu gong). In total there are two dragons outside the palace. They were produced in 1883.
Kneeling Elephant

This image depicts a gilded kneeling elephant in the Imperial Garden (Yu huanyan).
Tortoise

The image is of a bronze tortoise in the courtyard of the Palace of Heavenly Purity (Qianqing gong).
Crane

This image represents a bronze crane in the courtyard of the Palace of Heavenly Purity (Qiangqing gong).
Sundial

The image is of a marble sundial located outside of the Palace of Heavenly Purity (Qianqing gong).
Cistern

The image is of a massive bronze cistern outside the Meridian Gate (Wǔmén). The cistern was utilized to store water for the city within.