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Page 187
... century , but the settled reign of Liang Wu Ti in the 6th produced a number of notable figures , among them Chang Seng - yu , who was commissioned by the pious Emperor to decorate the walls of Buddhist temples in Nanking . All of his ...
... century , but the settled reign of Liang Wu Ti in the 6th produced a number of notable figures , among them Chang Seng - yu , who was commissioned by the pious Emperor to decorate the walls of Buddhist temples in Nanking . All of his ...
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... century , were models of weapons , personal ornaments , and furniture ; they were followed by those representing animals ( notably horses ) , human beings , and houses . During the middle 5th and 6th centuries , numer- By courtesy of ...
... century , were models of weapons , personal ornaments , and furniture ; they were followed by those representing animals ( notably horses ) , human beings , and houses . During the middle 5th and 6th centuries , numer- By courtesy of ...
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... century AD . In the 6th century BC , wheels with 34 spokes were buried in the Altai Mountains . The Chinese made innovations in chariot and harness . A Chinese work of the 4th century BC describes wheels with 30 spokes ; and such wheels ...
... century AD . In the 6th century BC , wheels with 34 spokes were buried in the Altai Mountains . The Chinese made innovations in chariot and harness . A Chinese work of the 4th century BC describes wheels with 30 spokes ; and such wheels ...
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