STUDY ON THE STATE CHAMBER AND THE HALLS OF STATE IN THE ANCIENT IMPERIAL PALACE : Part 7 The histories and the architectural characteristics of Zen-den
This paper intends to survey the functions and the formations of Qian-dian (前殿) of Imperial Palace in China from the Han to the Sui and Tang ages, and to show the histories of Zen-den (前殿) of ancient Imperial Palace in Japan, as well as its architectural characteristics, by comparing the functions and the formations of Zen-den with those of Qian-dian in China.
