- Title
- Bi Xi statue
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- Description
- A bronze scuplture of a Bi Xi, a mythical creature in the form of a turtle with the head of a dragon. The neck and legs of the dragon are scaled and the shell is etched with writing. In Chinese mythology, Bi Xi was one of the nine sons of the Dragon King.
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- Format Extent
- 1 bronze sculpture; Length: 14 cm (5 1/2 in), Height: 7.6 cm (3 in)
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- Subject
- Bronzes, Chinese--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912; Commemorations; Cultural history of Chinese iconography; Decoration and ornament--Chinese mythology in art
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- Note
- Sculptures of Bi Xi are used as commemorative tablets to mark important events or funerary complexes. Text translation: "The statue of Ji Zun was commemorated in Xiangyuan, the 650th year of Zongzhen's reign."
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- Collection
- Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection, AR-010, A1844
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- Donor
- Jim and Jeanne Pieper
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- Type
- ["Ceremonial objects"]
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- Keywords
- ["Chimeras","Dragons","Turtles"]
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- Geographic Location
- China
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- Language
- chi
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