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WESTERN HAN NOBLE BURIALS: A VIEW FROM ZHANG ANSHI'S 張安世 TOMB.
- Source :
- Early China; 2022, Vol. 45, p203-237, 35p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The family cemetery of Zhang Anshi was the first cemetery for nobles to be discovered in which the tomb occupants, dating, and gravesite orientation was so clear to investigators. As such, the site is of enormous historical significance. This essay introduces the entire site to readers and extrapolates aspects of the Western Han mourning regulations from the evidence presented by the jade suits, carriage and horse sets, tomb figurines, shrine, and layout. The essay also assesses scholarly debates concerning the degree to which Zhang Anshi's burial conforms to standards of late Western Han, and the relationship between Emperor Xuan's burial site and Duling with the site of Zhang Anshi's own tomb, questioning the traditional beliefs about "accompanying burials." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TOMBS
FIGURINES
RITES & ceremonies
HORSES
CEMETERIES
EMPERORS
BEREAVEMENT
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03625028
- Volume :
- 45
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Early China
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159709480
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/eac.2022.10