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Carving jixiang 吉祥: a study of the symbolic language of wood carvings in Hong Kong's Chinese traditional buildings. / Carving吉祥 / Carving jixiang ji xiang: a study of the symbolic language of wood carvings in Hong Kong's Chinese traditional buildings. / Carving ji xiang

Lo Ka Yu. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 334-341). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Lo Ka Yu. / 論文擇要 --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Acknowledgments --- p.iii / Table of Content --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.vi / List of Tables --- p.xv / Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Questions raised --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Literature in Chinese wood carving and symbolic language --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3 --- Methodology and field work --- p.26 / Chapter 1.4 --- Content of the thesis --- p.29 / Jixiang 吉祥 carvings --- p.30 / Chapter 2.1 --- An exhibition of wishes --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2 --- Chinese: People of symbols --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3 --- Chinese Sense of Auspiciousness --- p.37 / Chapter 2.4 --- Chinese House: symbols and jixiang 吉祥 --- p.41 / Chapter 2.5 --- Jixiang 吉祥 motifs in wood carvings --- p.44 / Chapter 2.6 --- "Motifs, symbols and symbolic language" --- p.47 / Domestic Decorations --- p.55 / Chapter 3.1 --- Tai Fu Tai 大夫第,San Tin 新田 --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2 --- "No. 123 village house, San Tin 新田" --- p.104 / Chapter 3.3 --- Ching Shu Hin 清暑軒,Ping Shan 屏山 --- p.107 / Chapter 3.4 --- "No. 93 village house, Shui Tsan Tin Tsuen 水盞田村" --- p.141 / Chapter 3.5 --- "No. 32&33 village houses, Ha Tin Liu Ha 下田寮下" --- p.143 / Ceremonial Buildings --- p.147 / Chapter 4.1 --- Man Ancestral Hall 文氏宗祠,San Tin 新田 --- p.149 / Chapter 4.2 --- Man Lun Fung ancestral hall 麟峰文公祠,San Tin 新田 --- p.155 / Chapter 4.3 --- Kun Ting Study Hall 覲廷書室,Ping Shan 屏山 --- p.171 / Chapter 4.4 --- Wai Hing Study Hall 渭卿書室,Ping Shan 屏山 --- p.198 / Chapter 4.5 --- Yan Dun Kong Study Hall 仁敦岡書室,Ping Shan 屏山 --- p.201 / Chapter 4.6 --- Sin Sui Study Hall 善述書室,Lung Yeuk Tau 龍躍頭 --- p.217 / Religious Buildings --- p.246 / Chapter 5.1 --- Tung Shan Temple 東山古廟,San Tin 新田 --- p.248 / Chapter 5.2 --- Kwan Tai Temple 關帝古廟,Tai O 大澳 --- p.251 / Chapter 5.3 --- "Yeung Hau Temple 楊侯古廟, Tai O 大澳" --- p.262 / Symbolic Language of Wood Carvings --- p.277 / Chapter 6.1 --- Symbols - pictorial vocabularies --- p.277 / Chapter 6.2 --- Symbolic meanings --- p.284 / Chapter 6.3 --- Reading the Symbolic language --- p.287 / Chapter 6.4 --- Dynamics of Symbolic Language --- p.312 / Conclusion --- p.316 / Appendix I --- p.319 / Appendix II --- p.320 / Appendix III --- p.321 / Appendix IV --- p.323 / Appendix V --- p.326 / Appendix VI --- p.327 / Bibliography --- p.334 / Manuscripts before 1911 --- p.334 / Works after 1911 --- p.336 / Other References --- p.341

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325347
Date January 2005
ContributorsLo, Ka Yu., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Architecture.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xvi, 341 leaves : ill., plans ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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