Roofline Diorama
by Joseph Hollingsworth
Title
Roofline Diorama
Artist
Joseph Hollingsworth
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
The Chua Ba Thien Hau Pagoda (The Pagoda of the Lady Thien Hau) is a temple located in the Cholon district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The interior of the temple is actually a partially covered courtyard, at the end of which is the altar to Mazu. The exposed portions of the courtyard contain incense burners, and open the view to the remarkable porcelain dioramas that decorate the roof. The dioramas show scenes from a 19th-century Chinese city, and include such colorful figures as actors, demons, animals, and Persian and European sailors and traders. In one scene, actors depict a duel on horseback battle between the revered halberd-wielding general Guan Yu of the novel Three Kingdoms and another fighter. Another scene depicts the three Taoist sages representing longevity, fecundity and prosperity.
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June 30th, 2017
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