Chinese Tomb Figurines

by Ann Paludan

From the Han dynasty until the Song, the inclusion in the tomb of figures modelled on objects and persons from daily life was a fundamental part of Chinese burial rituals. The tradition reached its height first in the rural setting of the Han period, whose representations of pigsties and granaries bring us back to a time of agricultural simplicity. A second flowering of artistry occurred during the Tang, China's golden age, which saw elegant courtiers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195858174
• ISBN13: 9780195858174
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.0"