Saturday, September 3, 2011
This is the 3rd gallery in the Ancient China exhibit. It was not open when I went there in the spring, so I spent September 1 & 2 taking over 1800 photos in these eight galleries. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/116512474184071531500/NationalMuseumBeijingSpringAutumnAndWarringStatesPeriods
Saturday, September 3, 2011
This is the 4th gallery in the Ancient China exhibit. It was not open when I went there in the spring, so I spent September 1 & 2 taking over 1800 photos in these eight galleries. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/116512474184071531500/NationalMuseumBeijingQinHanDynasties
Saturday, September 3, 2011
This is the 5th gallery in the Ancient China exhibit. It was not open when I went there in the spring, so I spent September 1 & 2 taking over 1800 photos in these eight galleries. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/116512474184071531500/NationalMuseumBeijingThreeKingdomsJinSouthernNorthernDynasties
Saturday, September 3, 2011
This is the 6th gallery in the Ancient China exhibit. I was running out of time and energy when I got there, so I didn’t get to copy much info from the labels. I’ll try to get more in a later visit. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/116512474184071531500/NationalMuseumBeijingSuiTangFiveDynasties
Saturday, September 3, 2011
This is the 7th gallery in the Ancient China exhibit. I was running out of time and energy when I got there, so I didn’t get to copy much info from the labels. I’ll try to get more in a later visit. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/116512474184071531500/NationalMuseumBeijingLiaoSongXixiaJinYuan
Saturday, September 3, 2011
This is the 8th gallery in the Ancient China exhibit. I was running out of time and energy when I got there, so I didn’t get to copy much info from the labels. I’ll try to get more in a later visit. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/116512474184071531500/NationalMuseumBeijingMingQingDynasties
This is a special exhibit of Tibetan artifacts at the Henan Provincial Museum in Zhengzhou in August, 2011. I was unable to get labels but these nearly all date from Ming or Qing periods. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/116512474184071531500/TibetExhibitHenanProvincialMuseum2011
These 2 rooms of jade & bronze in the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., were not here in 2009. They have such a large collection that they rotate it. The photos I took then are posted in a separate album labelled Chinese & Asian Art. It can be located on the website under July 2009. These artifacts were mostly acquired from China during the Warlord Era (c. 1920s), and the bronzes were cleaned. We don’t do that today with ancient bronze, but it does give a better idea of what they looked like when they were new. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ChineseBronzeJadeFreerGallery2011
Longmen Grottoes consists of over 100,000 Buddhist images carved in caves during the Northern Dynasties, Sui Dynasty, & Tang Dynasty, c. 500-900 AD. Highlight is the Grand Buddha Niche, of which the central figure represents Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future. It was commissioned by China’s only female emperor, Wu Zetian, and supposedly is based on her physical features. I have an earlier Longmen album with 688 photos from several previous trips. This one was made in June, 2011, with a new Canon EOS600 digital camera. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/LuoyangLongmenGrottoesAlbum2June2011
Seven of the nine emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD) are buried in and around Gongyi, along with hundreds of royal family members and honored civil officials. Two Imperial tombs are currently protected and open to the public; the others lie scattered among farmers’ fields. I have photographed six of the Imperial tombs, along with several lesser tombs. The statues are part of the “spirit way” leading to each tomb. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/NorthernSongImperialTombs?authkey=Gv1sRgCN7GgPaFpqnt8gE#