Untitled - Heather James Fine Art
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Oil Lamp of a RamChina, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD)Painted PotteryLength: 15 in.2482During the Han Dynasty burial rituals became increasingly complex and hierarchical. Burial mounds formed the shape of hills, a referenceto the belief that the dead made their homes on mountains. Symbolism was also more defined with the ‘Five Elements’ playing anincreasingly important role. Comprised of the four cardinal directions with earth at the centre representing equilibrium, each point wasassociated with different animals, seasons, colours and properties. Funerary wares from the Han period provide a fascinating insightinto the nature of daily life. There are replicas of complete farms with granaries, animal pens and domestic dwellings. Aristocratic tombsalso contained substantial terracotta and wooden figures which attested to the status and power of the deceased, such as sculptures ofwarriors and their chariots, foot soldiers, grain stores and horses.
- Page 6: Embroidery of a Floral and Bird Mot
- Page 18: Hu with a ChainChina, Zhou Dynasty
- Page 23 and 24: Japan
- Page 26: Ando Hiroshge (1797-1858)BuzenFamou
- Page 30: Ando Hiroshge (1797-1858)Aoi SlopeO
- Page 34: Fukusa of a Fan Motif with Cranes a
- Page 38: Fukusa of Scholars with ScrollJapan
- Page 42: EagleJapan, Meiji Period (1868-1912
- Page 46: Embroidery of Birds and IrisesJapan
- Page 50: Swirling DragonsJapan, Meiji Period
- Page 54: Scroll Painting of a White HawkJapa
Oil Lamp of a RamChina, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD)Painted PotteryLength: 15 in.2482During the Han Dynasty burial rituals became increasingly complex and hierarchical. Burial mounds formed the shape of hills, a referenceto the belief that the dead made their homes on mountains. Symbolism was also more defined with the ‘Five Elements’ playing anincreasingly important role. Comprised of the four cardinal directions with earth at the centre representing equilibrium, each point wasassociated with different animals, seasons, colours and properties. Funerary wares from the Han period provide a fascinating insightinto the nature of daily life. There are replicas of complete farms with granaries, animal pens and domestic dwellings. Aristocratic tombsalso contained substantial terracotta and wooden figures which attested to the status and power of the deceased, such as sculptures ofwarriors and their chariots, foot soldiers, grain stores and horses.