Monday, August 25, 2003

Astronomical Surface Decoration - Chinese part Vb Skipping back to our previous research....my paraphrases: Some shapes common to jade sculptures were actually based on astronomical instruments. (This includes what I knew as the Cong form.) The Origin of Pi, Tsung, and Xuan Ji: A Theoretical Suggestion by T.D. Lee, in The Chinese Journal of Physics; Vol 35, Number 6, part II Some of these forms may have been discovered by a later the Southern Song dynasty, for they were replicated in ceramic, using a celadon galze similar to jade's color. Jades of the Liangzhu Culture by Alexander Tunstall A bit closer to the star map as decoration idea... 11:22:45 PM