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Chinatown Gateway, (sculpture). Artist:  Wang, Yu Tang, sculptor. Au, Hawking, assistant. Kaka Art House Company, contractor. Title:  Chinatown Gateway, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Dedicated Nov. 8, 1986. Medium:  Gateway: wood and tile; Pillars: steel, painted red;Gateway base: marble; Lions: patinated bronze; Lion bases: granite. Dimensions:  Gateway: approx. H. 38 ft. x W. 60 ft.; Marble bases: approx. 88 1/2 x 26 x 124 in.; Lions: approx. H. 8 ft. 4 in.; Granite bases: approx. H. 3 ft. 6 in.; Pillars: approx. Diam. 16 in. Inscription:  (On either side under central roof are white panels with Chinese characters in red that say "Portland Chinatown" and "Four Seas, One Family") (Two plaques list donors and one plaque covers time capsule) unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Traditional Chinese archway with five roofs and three bays. Two seated Chinese lions mark the ends of the gateway. The male lion, "Yang," rests his proper right paw on a ball, symbolizing power and global protection. The female lion, "Yin," rests her proper left paw on a cub. The gateway is adorned with 78 dragons, a Chinese unicorn, a rooster and 58 other mythical creatures. Subject:  Architecture -- Detail -- Gate Animal -- Lion Fantasy -- Dragon Animal -- Bird -- Chicken Literature -- Character -- Unicorn Mythology -- Asian Ethnic -- Chinese Object Type:  Gate Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Portland, Metropolitan Arts Commission, 1120 S.W. 5th Street, Suite 1023, Portland, Oregon 97204 Located West Burnside & 4th Streets, Portland, Oregon Remarks:  Commissioned by the Chinatown Gateway Committee under the auspices of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. Total cost was $349,355. The Portland Development Commission and the Republic of China on Taiwan each contributed $50,000 and $250,000 was raised through fundraising efforts by the Committee. The gateway was donated to the City of Portland by the Chinese Community of Oregon with a $25,000 endowment. A time capsule to be opened Nov. 8, 2086 contains names of donors, architectural plans, and media items about the gateway. Three plaques were added on April 14, 1987. The plaques list the names of Committee members and contributors. IAS files include related articles from Oregon Chinese News, no. 72, (1988 Feb.) and Portside v. 12 (1), (1988 Winter). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS OR000106   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OR000106 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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