Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Tomb of Morning Zai
Columns frame a raised tomb beneath a dark, star-filled sky. Pale architectural surfaces separate the monument from the surrounding shadows. The caption names the Tomb of Morning Zai in The Secret of the Gods, giving Sime’s quiet scene its place in Dunsany’s imagined world.
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S. H. Sime. "The Tomb of Morning Zai" [editorial title]. In Time and the Gods, Lord Dunsany. 1906 edition, 1906, William Heinemann. Source scan leaf 123. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0229-0105
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S. H. Sime. The Tomb of Morning Zai. Time and the Gods. Scan leaf 123. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0229-0105