Monday, May 12, 2008

Tang Bronze


Tang gilded bronze Buddha;

Height: 19.4 cm (7 in)

For personal reference, as poet Hart Crane is said to have possessed a Tang bronze seated Buddha, and had no idea what they might look like.

2 comments:

xunkuang said...

FUCK TANG BRONZE.

viz.

http://mag.china315.com/images/huangdongfang/nei.gif
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_bronze_zun.jpg/437px-CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_bronze_zun.jpg
http://www.accd.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/China4.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/1065468258_63ce1d7446.jpg?v=0
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Bianzhong.jpg/800px-Bianzhong.jpg

Sonam Kachru said...

Thank you Stephen. A more eloquent guide to the wide cultured lands of Chiin I could not wish for. You scintillate sir. Sadhu. Sadhu.