1. Han’s stone engravings
(Matching tags: Han dynasty,tomb,engraving)

Han Dynasty stone engravings mainly appeared in buildings such as tombs, or in the ancestral halls in front of the tombs. These engravings are related to the burials. According to research, the stone engravings ...

2. Animal-shaped brazier stand
(Matching tags: bronzes,figurine,tomb)

The body of this bronze beast is short and small, in relation to which its head is very big, making it look like an extraterrestrial. Not only does it look ferocious, but both of its eyes open round and ...

3. Celadon granary jar
(Matching tags: pottery,porcelain,tomb)

... of the tomb would still have sufficient food after death, they did not have much practical value in real life. ...  ...

4. Tomb Owner and Acrobats
(Matching tags: rubbing,Han dynasty,tomb,shrine)

This rubbing was made from a Han stele by Tung Tso-pin in Shantung in 1933. On the upper panel we see the tomb owner sitting in the shrine. On the lower panel are acrobatic performances on horses and vehicles. ...

5. Confucius meeting with Lao Tzu
(Matching tags: rubbing,Han dynasty,Confucius,Lao Tzu,tomb,shrine)

... To. This is one of the most frequently seen motifs in Han dynasty tombs and shrines of Shantung. It has multiple meanings. It represents the humble Confucius treating Lao Tzu as his teacher. It probably ...

6. Banquet
(Matching tags: art,Han dynasty,tomb,shrine)

This picture presents the pleasurable side of life during the Han dynasty. The tomb chamber is decorated in this manner in the hope that its owner would continue to enjoy these pleasures in the next life. ...

7. The Phoenix Watch-tower Outside the Gate
(Matching tags: art,Han dynasty,tomb,shrine)

Unearthed from Tomb no.10 of Mt.Yangtzu at Ch'eng-tu, Szechwan. A phoenix perches on top of the watch-tower. Two watch-towers usually stood in front of the cemetery of Han dynasty families that had held ...

8. Tomb Owner Receiving Audience
(Matching tags: art,Han dynasty,tomb,shrine)

On the right-hand side of the upper panel, sitting under the watch-tower of a storied building and facing left is the tomb owner receiving audience. On the left-hand side are large tree, vehicle, and horse. ...

9. King Father of the East, Disciples of Confucius and Chariots
(Matching tags: art,Han dynasty,Confucius,tomb,shrine)

... leanings of the tomb owner. ...  ...