1978 Fulong Guan Temple Rectangular Lattice

Title: 1978 Fulong Guan Temple Rectangular Lattice
Caption: Lattice
Identifier: WFC_053
Alternative Identifier: DEW_0023
Description: Lattice window panes arranged in groups of six vertical panels has mostly rectangles within the design. Above these panels is another lattice window oriented horizontally and featuring a pattern that emulates plain weave fabric. There are two groups of this arrangement visible in the photo.
Commentary: Don Willmott's wife Elizabeth Willmott is a professional artist. Having read Dan Dye's work on lattice, a facsimile of which had just been republished by Dover, the couple were fascinated with Chinese lattice. Elizabeth created many works of art that were inspired by Chinese lattice artists.
Creator: Donald Earl Willmott
Date Created: 1978
Location: Dujiangyan, Sichuan
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/1809831/dujiangyan.html
Event: 1978 Canadian School Delegation - Dujiangyan Visit
Original Format: color slide
Provenance: Passed down from Don Willmott to Cory Willmott.
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2025-02-15
Contributor: Cory Willmott
Type: Still Image
References: Daniel S. Dye.1974. Chinese Lattice Designs. New York: Dover Pub.; https://archive.org/details/chineselatticede0000dyed