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expressing linfeng chengxiang 麟鳳呈祥 [unicorn and phoenix show good omens] (Fig. 138a).
Below it is another tuofeng 駝峰 depicting a scene in novel Yang jia jhiang 楊家將 [Generals of
the Family Yang] (Fig. 138b). Mu Guiying 穆桂英 is depicted competing martial skills with Yang
Zongbao 楊宗保 accompanied with Jiang Zan 焦贊 and Meng Liang 孟良. On the right
structural frame, the tuofeng 駝峰 supporting the sixth column is carved with a lion and a cub
crouching on a landscape of jagged rock, which suggest taishi shaoshi 太師少師 [grand preceptor
and junior preceptor] (Fig. 139b). Below it is a tuofeng 駝峰 depicting a general and two literati
playing chess in a garden. It is likely that these carvings are representing another episode in the
novel Yang jia jhiang 楊家將 [Generals of the Family Yang], representing heroics and wisdom.
Fig. 137. tuofeng 駝峰 [supporting bracket] found in the front eave section of
structural frame.
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