Word: anges
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...stand on a given spot in the floor and see his weight indicated on the wall in front of him. The bathroom, not of porcelain which may crack or "craze," is of rough- surfaced iron, | in. thick, coated with enamel. A color may be baked on: T'ang red, clair de lune blue, Ming green, rose du Barry, orchid de Vincennes...
...Court Life under the T'ang Dynasty" will be the subject of a lecture open to the public by Mrs. Florence Ayscough at the Fogg Art Museum today at 4.30 o'clock. Her talk will be illustrated by lantern slides painted by Lucille Douglass...
...presented with delicate, imperial porcelains and dubbed "Grand Abbot of Ching-Chung Monastery," traditional title bestowed by the Manchu Emperors on their favorite actors. He was also allowed to retain the title "Foremost of the Pear Orchard" which is derived from the fact that during the T'ang Dynasty court actors called themselves "Disciples of the Pear Orchard" because they performed in a palace bordered with pear trees. Few would deny any title, however lofty, to a man who, in addition to being supreme in his art, can command a salary big enough to make even the most high-priced...