File:Mawangdui painted silk funeral banner.jpg
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Summary
anonymous: T-shaped Painting on Silk
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| Title |
Chinese (China): 《马王堆一号汉墓T形帛画  》T-shaped Painting on Silk |
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| Object type |
banner / silk painting |
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| 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 |
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| Date |
circa 168 BC |
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| Medium |
silk and paint |
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| Dimensions |
length: 205 cm (80.7 in) |
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| Place of creation |
Han dynasty |
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| Place of discovery |
Mawangdui |
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| Source/Photographer | gAHqReEjqoLl5w — Google Arts & Culture | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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