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Chinese Piling Paintings
The Piling School was a genre of Chinese painting, named for its place of origin, now Changzhou in Jiangsu province. The style was influenced by contact with Japan, and examples are found almost exclusively in Japan and particularly in collections associated with the great Japanese Buddhist monasteries. Origin Such paintings and associated art works are a reflection of the vigorous medieval overseas trade between China and Japan. Piling () itself was a part of Changzhou close to Lake Tai in Jiangsu Province. Many other genre artists can be associated with this general area. Although their surviving works are few, the clear influence of their painting can be readily seen in shards of Yuan period blue-and-white porcelain from the Jingdezhen production area. Categorization Works of the Piling School may be rightly regarded as folk art, folk or popular works that have no association with named artists. An exception are the hanging scrolls in the Chion-in Monastery collection in Ky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piling Lotus
A deep foundation is a type of foundation (architecture), foundation that transfers building loads to the earth farther down from the surface than a shallow foundation does to a subsurface layer or a range of depths. A pile or piling is a vertical structural element of a deep foundation, driven or drilled deep into the ground at the building site. There are many reasons that a geotechnical engineer would recommend a deep foundation over a shallow foundation, such as for a skyscraper. Some of the common reasons are very large design loads, a poor soil at shallow depth, or site constraints like property lines. There are different terms used to describe different types of deep foundations including the pile (which is analogous to a pole), the pier (which is analogous to a column), drilled shafts, and Caisson (engineering), caissons. Piles are generally driven into the ground in situ; other deep foundations are typically put in place using excavation and drilling. The naming c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
