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bronze basin at the forbidden city (beijing,china)
Posted by timothy sullivan (Tokyo, Japan) on 30 January 2009 in Art & Design.
At places throughout the Forbidden City sit giant bronze basins, each under the eaves of major structures to collect rainwater--which in older times would be used to fight a fire, were one to break out. At some point in history, someone had wondered why such basins should be plain--and accordingly started a movement to decorate their outsides with amazing sculpted figures. (I'm happy they did!)
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Hamid from Tehran, Iran
every time I see a piece of work it fascinates me how creative (some) people were back then. Nice work
30 Jan 2009 7:34am
@Hamid: Same here! I think it's interesting, too, to see how some people borrow from others and end up creating something completely new.
GJC from Kyoto, United States
Nice detail. Isn't that place just fascinating? It seems like one could stay there 100 years and never lack for something to photograph every day.
30 Jan 2009 12:17pm
@GJC: I completely agree; I was there for a mere 3 hours or so--hardly the time to wander around and fully appreciate everything. A few days would have been a nice start ;-)
Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
I'm happy you shot the decorative detail so well! It has rare beauty in the lines and touch of gold! Very good exposure and choice of angle!
1 Mar 2009 6:11am
