Examples of early bracket sets (dougong): gong

Topics:

Architecture -- China -- General -- Construction Details -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Eastern Zhou, 770-256 BCE
Spring and Autumn Annals, 722 BCE-481 BCE

Accession Number:

chinese-1617b

Genre:

architectural elements (AAT)
drawings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Steinhardt, Chinese Traditional Architecture, 1984, p. 018

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection, Asian Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 250444

OID:

520720

PID:

digcoll:2123325