EditorialChinese musical instruments, Qing Dynasty: Pan-Kou kettledrum 6, Tsen six-string guitar 7, Hien-Lo or dulcimer 8, trumpet 9, Guie-Kin 10, Pipa 11, and Cheng organ 12. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-...
EditorialThree levels of the world (Iha Tsen Lu Rigsum) -an explanation of the cosmos: Above: The celestial Gods, Middle: The divine owners of the land (Tsen). Below: The snake-like beings granting fertility (Lu). The people share their space with the divine be...
EditorialRitual cakes (torma) called dmag gtor, " ritual cake of the warrior" are stuck into the masks of tsen, local deieties who play an important role in annual cere-monies performed for the well-being of the household. Mask, unfired clay, painted....