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Beast and Bird Design Photomicrograph
Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
One has the double-phoenix design, while the other has the winged beast design. Gold wires framed the pattern outlines on the sheet ornaments, and the frame would be filled with small gold beads. This is an especially popular technique from the Han to Tang dynasties.
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- Title: Beast and Bird Design Photomicrograph
- Date Created: Eastern Jin
- Rights: Chengxuntang Collection, Photomicrograph provided by Tang Man Wai and Lai Wing Fai from Conservation Office, LCSD
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