Ancient Chinese Art & Civ

Half Life-size chariot and horses, Tomb Complex of the First Emperor near Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. Qin Dynasty. Bronze painted and  inlaid with gold and silver

Sets of armor,  Tomb Complex of the First Emperor, near Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. Qin Dynasty. Stone.

Pit 1 of the Terracotta Army, Tomb Complex of the First Emperor, near Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, Qin Dynasty

Kneeling Archer, Tomb complex of the First Emperor, near Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. Qin Dynasty. Earthenware with pigment.

Strongman, Tomb complex of the First Emperor, near Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. Qin Dynasty. Earthenware with pigment.

Head from a horse figurine. Excavated from Shandong Province. Earthenware with pigment. Western Han dynasty.

Cavalryman on horseback

Western Han Dynasty

Excavated from Lion’s Hill tomb (Shizishan), Jiangsu Province

Earthenware 

Figurines in the Southern Army, Tomb Complex of Emperor Jing near Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. Western Han Dynasty. Painted ceramic figures with wooden armor 

Belt plaque. Excavated from Lion’s Hill Tomb (Shizishan), Jiangsu Province, Western Han Dynasty. Gold.

Jade Suit, Excavated from Lion’s Hill Tomb, Jiangsu Province, Western Han Dynasty. Jade plaques with gold thread.

Ceiling mural. Excavated from Shiyuan tomb, Henan Province, Western Han Dynasty

T-Shaped Banner. Excavated from Mawangdui Tomb 1, Hunan Province Western Han dynasty. Ink and color on silk.

Set of nested coffins. Excavated from the Mawangdui Tomb 1, Hunan Province. Western Han dynasty. Paint and fabric (inner coffin only) on lacquered wood. 

Musician figurines. Excavated from Mawangdui Tomb 1, Hunan Province. Western Han dynasty.Painted wood.  

Screen. Excavated from Mawangdui Tomb1, Hunan Province. Western Han dynasty. Lacquer and paint over wood.

Chariot Ornament. Excavated from a tomb in Hebei Province. Western Han dynasty.

Bronze Inlaid with Gold and Silver.

Changxin Palace Lamp

Excavated from the Mancheng tombs in Hebei Province. 

Western Han Dynasty 

Gilt Bronze

Horse Crushing a Barbarian. 

Discovered near the Tomb of Huo Qubing, Shaanxi Province

Western Han Dynasty

Stone

Mat Weight of Fighting Animals. Excavated from the Dayunshan Tomb, Jiangsu Province. Bronze with inlaid gold, silver, and precious gems. Western Han Dynasty

Incense burner.

Excavated from the Mancheng tombs in Hebei Province. Western Han dynasty. Bronze inlaid with gold

The Wu Liang Shrine, discovered in Jiaxiang county, Shandong Province. Eastern Han Dynasty. Ink rubbing of an carved stone shrine. 

Ceiling Mural 

Bo Qianqiu Tomb, Luoyang, Henan

Hollow Brick Tomb, 

Eastern Han dynasty

Tomb tile depicting the Queen Mother of the West

Excavated from Sichuan province, 

Eastern Han dynasty

Ceramic with molded decoration

Money Tree

Excavated from Sichuan Province

Eastern Han dynasty

Bronze tree with a ceramic base

Tomb Tile with a scene of salt production

Eastern Han dynasty

Excavated from Sichuan Province

Ceramic with molded decoration