Original file (861 × 1,443 pixels, file size: 232 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
 | This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. |
| Description |
17th century Chinese illustrations of metallurgy from the Tiangong Kaiwu encyclopedia published in 1637, written by the Ming Dynasty encyclopedist Song Yingxing (1587-1666). The top illustration shows the casting process of a ten thousand catty ding tripod vessel. The bottom left illustration shows the casting of a thousand catty bell. The bottom right illustration shows the casting of a Buddha statue. This picture also appears on page 161 of of E-tu Zen Sun and Shiou-Chuan Sun's translation (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1966). |
| Date | |
| Source | Own work (My book) |
| Author | PericlesofAthens |
|
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 20:16, 6 August 2007 | | 861 × 1,443 (232 KB) | PericlesofAthens | {{Information |Description=17th century Chinese illustrations of metallurgy from the ''Tiangong Kaiwu'' encyclopedia published in 1637, written by the Ming Dynasty encyclopedist Song Yingxing (1587-1666). The top illustration shows the casting process of |
File usage
Global file usage
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on cs.wikipedia.org
- Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
- Usage on id.wikipedia.org
- Usage on www.wikidata.org
