EditorialGregory Mount adopt Cong. Camald., Church of Santi Andrea and Gregorio al Monte Celio in Rome, Fig. 127, 71, after p. 94, Offizin Endter N?rnberg (imp.), 1775, Joachim von Sandrart:Teutsche Academie der Bau- Bildhauer- und Maler-Kunst: worinn die Regel...
EditorialCong of jade, tomb gift, symbol of earth, used at sacrifice in Zhou period. This Cong is late imitation., anonymous, China, 1600 - 1699, jade (rock), h 11.2 cm ? w 6.5 cm ? d 6.5 cm.
EditorialCong, Cong of dark green and dark brown jade, divided into twelve bands., anonymous, China, c. -3300 - c. -2200, jade (rock), h 32.6 cm ? w 7.5 cm ? d 7.3 cm.
EditorialSpain, province of Madrid, Getafe. Interior of the sacristy of the parish church of Santa Maria Magdalena, on a day of solemn act. After the mass, the presbyter, the deacon and the subdeacon, took off the priestly cothes. The preacher receives the cong...
Editorial??? ????, Quadrangular tube in the form of a cong, Southern Song dynasty (1127?1279), 12th?13th century, China, Bronze, H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Metalwork, The shape of this tube derives from that of Neolithic j...
EditorialCross of Cong, early 20th century (original dated 11th century), Irish, Copper, gold, enamel, glass, silver on oak, Overall: 33 3/4 x 18 15/16 x 2 11/16 in. (85.7 x 48.1 x 6.9 cm), Reproductions-Metalwork.
Editorial??? ????, Quadrangular tube in the form of a cong, Southern Song dynasty (1127?1279), 12th?13th century, China, Bronze, H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Metalwork, The shape of this tube derives from that of Neolithic j...
EditorialThe god Quante-Cong or Shangdi, first ruler of the Chinese. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.
EditorialGreen ware vase, Chinese, 1127-1279. This vase from Zhejiang province in Southern China dates from the Southern Song dynasty. It is in the shape of a cong, a carved ritual jade found in many neolithic tombs from around 2500 BCE. The many kilns around...