Consultancy for Conservation Study of Chik Kwai Study Hall at Pat ...

Gable walls
Fig. 110. Murals on the entrance wall in the right side bay of entrance hall.
Fig. 111. Murals on the entrance wall in the left side bay of entrance hall.
Murals are also found at the friezes of the gable walls in the entrance porch. However, the colour of
these two paintings fades. Figures in an idyllic landscape are depicted in both murals. A boatman
and probably a guest are found on the mural on the right gable wall while a fisherman across a
bridge is depicted on the mural at the left side (Fig. 112 and Fig. 113).
The gable walls of the entrance hall are decorated with plastered sculptures and relief
beneath the roof. Below the hanging ridges at the front eave and the rear eave are plastered relieves
depicting undulating foliage scrolls symbolizing wandai 萬代 [ten thousand generations], which
are found on the gable walls at two sides of the entrance hall (Fig. 114a-b).
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