Ars Orientalis 33 (2003)

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VOLUME 33
_ 2003
ARS ORIENTALIS
A R S
VOLUM3E31 2003
Sponsoredb y the FREER GALLERY OF ART, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
and the DEPARTMENT OF THE HISTORY OF ART, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Publishedb y the FREER GALLERY OF ART, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, D.C.

ARS ORIENTALISV OLUME 33 ISSN 0571-1371
Printedi n the United Stateso f America
Co-Editors
? 2004 SmithsonianI nstitution,
Ann C. Gunter
Washington,D .C.
Margaret Cool Root
Manuscript Editor Cosponsoredb y the Departmento f the
Ann Hofstra Grogg History of Art, Universityo f Michigan,
Designer and the FreerG alleryo f Art, Smithsonian
Carol Beehler Institution,A rs Orientaliss olicits scholarly
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Managing Editor
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Contents
9 Editors'P reface
11 WrittenO rnament- OrnamentalW riting:B irdscripto f the
EarlyH an Dynasty and the Art of Enchanting
FRANcOIS LOUIS, The BardG raduateC enter,N ew York
33 AuspiciousM otifs in Ninth- to Thirteenth-CenturyC hinese Tombs
ELLENJ OHNSTON LAIN G , Universityo f Michigan,A nn Arbor
77 A Jin Hall at Jingtusi:A rchitecturei n Searcho f Identity
NANCY SHATZMANS TEINHARDTU, niversityo f PennsylvaniaP, hiladelphia
121 Narratingt he Salvationo f the Elite:T he JofukujiP aintings
of the Ten Kings
QUI TMAN E. PHI L LIP S, Universityo f Wisconsin,M adison
147 The MaduraiN ayakasa nd the SkandaT emplea t Tirupparankundram
CRISPIN BRANFOOT,D e Montfort University,L eicester
181 Siwa in Java:T he MajesticG reatG od and the Teacher
ALESSANDRA LOPEZY ROYO, School of Orientala nd AfricanS tudies,
Universityo f London
BOOKR EVIEWS
199 Sealso n the PersepolisF ortificationT abletsv, olume 1, Imageso f
HeroicE ncounterb, y MarkB . Garrisona nd MargaretC ool Root
RONALDW ALLENFELSN, ew YorkU niversity
202 Excavations at Surt (Medinat al-Sultan) Between 1977a nd 1981,
by Geza Fehervairi,'AbbaHs amdani,M asoud Shaghlouf,a nd
Hal Bishop, edited by ElizabethS avage
SCOTT REDFORD,G eorgetownU niversityW, ashington,D .C.
205 PeerlessI mages:P ersianP aintinga nd Its Sourcesb, y EleanorS ims,
with Boris Marshaka nd ErnstJ . Grube
MASSUMEH FARHAD,F reerG alleryo f Art and ArthurM . Sackler
Gallery,S mithsonianI nstitution,W ashington,D .C.
208 Encyclopaediao f Indian TempleA rchitectureS:o uthI ndia,D ravidade-sa,
Later Phase, c. A.D. 1289-1798, 2 volumes, edited by GeorgeM itchell
The Templesin Kumbhariyae, dited by M. A. Dhaky and U. S. Moorti
ADAM HARDY,D e Montfort University,L eicester
212 Inventoryo f Monumentsa t Pagan,v olumes 1-8, by PierreP ichard
DONALD M. STADTNER
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BOOK REVIE WVS
Editors'P reface 35 (2005), the journale xpectst o resumei ts normal
publications chedulea nd appeari n Octobero f each
year.W e appreciateth e patienceo f subscriberas nd
The currentv olume of ArsO rientalisr epresentsa new
authorsa liked uringt his periodo f transition.
phasei n the longstandingc ollaborationb etweent he
Overt he pasty ear,s taffm embersa t the Freer
Universityo f Michigan'Ds epartmento f the History
Galleryo f Arth avea ssistedi n myriadw ayst o set
of Art and the FreerG alleryo f Art.I n summer
2003,
up new editoriala nd financialp roceduresa nd to
the journal'se ditoriala nd subscriptiono fficesm oved
reestablishc ontactw ith subscribersT. he journal's
fromA nn Arbort o WashingtonD, .C.J ulianR aby,
readersa nd potentiala uthorsc an now followt he
who had assumedt he directorshipo f the FreerG allery
publications chedule,c ontents,a nd submission
of Art and ArthurM . SacklerG alleryS, mithsonian
guidelinesa t the new web pagel ocateda t http://www.
Institution,i n spring providedo ffices pacef or
2002,
asia.si.edu/visitor/arsorientalis.htm.
the journal'sh eadquarteras nd askedA nn C. Gunter,
New paymento ptions for subscriberhs aveb een
curatoro f ancientN earE asterna rt,t o overseee diting,
introduceda, nd contactr eestablishedw ith many
production,a nd distributionM. argareCt ool Root,
subscribersC. arolB eehlerh as redesignedt he journal,
professoro f ancientN earE asterna rt at the University
and manuscripte ditorA nn HofstraG roggh as created
of Michigana nd curatora t the KelseyM useum
styleg uidesf or authorsa nd editors.A s of September
of Archaeologya, greedt o servea s co-editora nd
departmentalli aisonw ith the FreerG alleryo f Art. 2004, the journala lso has a new managinge ditor.
DeeDeeC lendenningw, ho previouslys erveda s
The editorialb oardi n Ann Arbora nd the editorial
managinge ditoro f a literaryj ournal,h as turned
committeei n Washingtonw ould like to express
her experiencea nd skillst o the smooth operationo f
theird eepesta ppreciationto MargareLt ourie,w ho
Ars Orientalis.
servedf or 13 years( 1990-2003) as managinge ditor
Ann Gunterw ould like to thankJ acquelineB ullock
of the journal.H er steadfaste ffortsa nd longstanding
and HowardK aplanf or assistancew ith the web page,
tenuree nsuredt hat the journalm aintainedi ts high
PatriciaA damsa nd SharronG reenef or guidanceo n
standardso f publishingi mportants cholarshipt,h anks
financialm attersE, dwardB oydf or designinga new
in no smallm easuret o the manys cholarsw ith whom
subscriberd atabasea, ndA ngelaJ erardfio r essential
she correspondeda s authorsa nd reviewersS. he has
taskst oo numeroust o list. The currentv olumew ould
generouslym adea vailableh er knowledgea nd advice
not haveb een possiblew ithoutc ruciali nformation
to those at the FreerG alleryo f Art chargedw ith
and adviceo n diversem atterss inologicalf rom
carryingo n her legacyo f excellencea, nd they are
StephenA llee,J osephC hang,D avidH ogge,I ngrid
much indebtedt o her for makingt he transitiona s
LarsenJ, anS tuart,a ndW einaT rayJ. ulianR aby,
smooth as possible.
directora, nd JamesT .U lak,d eputyd irectorh, ave
ArsO rientalisc elebratesit s fiftietha nniversary
supportedt he transitiont o Washingtona nd a new
in 2004. Wep lan to devotes pecialc overaget o the phaseo f our collaborativeef fortsa t everys tage. 1 1tZ-4i )
journal'sh istoryi n volume3 4 (2004), a thematic 914..14
issue devotedt o the studyo f IndianO ceans ocieties ;2
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("Communitiesa nd CommoditiesW: esternI ndiaa nd Ann C. Gunter "It
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the IndianO cean,E leventh-FifteenthC enturies") MargareCt ool Root
now scheduledt o appeare arlyi n 2005. Withv olume Co-editorsA, rs Orientalis 9
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Errata
Due to a printer error two Chinese characters on page 16 were omitted. The transcription and translation for
Vessel A in FraQnoisL ouis's article should read:
Vessel A
E~It :V 2~ "Encircledb y four invocations,2l
$it:)@ What excellent vessel,22w hat perfect vase.23
50X May your liquid abound in aroma
t4Lv8eg And please us to our heart's content,24
I:4 11 Flood the palate full with flavor,25
5~~IILIJt Imbue with moistness blood and skin.26
jg Prolong life, dispel disease
;ff4@ For ten thousand years and more."