Banière_funéraire,_peinture_sur_soie,_Chine.jpg
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Summary
Object
anonymous : T-shaped Painting on Silk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Object type | banner / silk painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English:
Funeral banner, painting on silk, from the tomb #1 of Mawangdui, Western Han period. Hunan Provincial Museum, Changsha, China. 2.05 x 0.92 m. This 6¾ foot long Western Han painting on silk was found draped over the coffin in the grave of Lady Dai (c. 168 BC) at Mawangdui near Changsha in Hunan province, China. The scenes depicted on it seem to illustrate the journey of the woman's soul. The top section shows the heavenly realm, complete with dragons, leopards, and hybrid creatures. At the corners are the crow that symbolizes the sun and the toad that symbolizes the moon, the pairing of the sun and moon representing the cosmic forces of yin and yang.
Français :
Banière funéraire de la marquise Dai, encre et couleurs sur soie, provenant de la tombe n°1 de Mawangdui, période Han occidentale. Musée de la province du Hunan, Changsha, Chine. 2,05 x 0,92 m.
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Depicted people | Xin Zhui | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 168-145 BCE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | silk and paint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
length: 205 cm (80.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2043,+205U174728
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Place of creation | Han dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of discovery | Mawangdui | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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References |
Photograph
Source | from Le Musée absolu , Phaidon, 10-2012 |
Photographer
InfoField
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Yann Forget |
Object location | 28° 12′ 42.3″ N, 112° 59′ 31.44″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 28.211749; 112.992067 |
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This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Funeral banner, tomb #1 of Mawangdui , China . You can see its nomination here . |
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