Art, Symbol & Imagination
Sky O’Dawn Crosses the Water on a Shoe
A blue-robed figure crosses a brilliant red stream on an oversized shoe beneath a curved bridge. The original caption identifies the miraculous crossing in the tale of Sky O’Dawn.
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George W. Hood. "Sky O’Dawn Crosses the Water on a Shoe" [editorial title]. In The Chinese Fairy Book, Richard Wilhelm; translated by Frederick H. Martens. Illustrated edition; frontispiece absent, undated edition. Source scan leaf 104. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0478-0104
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George W. Hood. Sky O’Dawn Crosses the Water on a Shoe. The Chinese Fairy Book. Scan leaf 104. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0478-0104