These are illustrations to an incredible story — a tale of a snake spirit trapped in a temple tower, and the evil monk who sought to destroy her. And these carvings are in the tower where she was trapped.
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Beautiful
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The amount of detail is amazing and the fabrics and the clouds FEEL light and fluid. Difficult to believe these were wood blocks or pieces of tree trunk at one time Makes me think of Japanese wood block prints.
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Incredible.
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Would love to see some examples from that period
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Reminds me of a 1200 year old version of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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Holy moly.
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Astounding
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“Dongyang Wood” was my high school nickname
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Too Precious !

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How old is this actual piece though? Not much art survived the Cultural Revolution and this looks modern to my eye
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How big is this?
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