In July, 1996, the Chengdu Municipal Archaeological Team excavated six tombs in thenorthern suburb of Chengdu city. Of them M6 yielded no funeral objects. M3 and M4 are rectangularshafts and contain mainly pottery wit...In July, 1996, the Chengdu Municipal Archaeological Team excavated six tombs in thenorthern suburb of Chengdu city. Of them M6 yielded no funeral objects. M3 and M4 are rectangularshafts and contain mainly pottery with ding tripods, fu cauldrons and dou stemmed vessels as typicalcontainers in common combinations, and also bronzes and irons in a small number. They are of the lateWarring States period. M2 and M5 are single-chambered rectangular brick tombs, and yielded largelypottery and also a small number of bronzes and irons. The pottery of M2 often occurs in the jar, fu, pot,basin and granary model combination, along with objects made exclusively for funeral use and a few “wuzhu” coins, and the tomb can be dated to the middle Eastern Han period as a synthetic analysis of thefinds shows. M5 yielded a certain proportion of terra-cotta tomb figures and animal, granary, stove, welland table models, which shows a date of late Eastern Han. M1 is a single-chambered square brick tombwith the funeral objects consisting of pottery vessels and terra-cotta tomb figures characteristic of theNorthern Song period, so it can be assigned to the late Northern Song.展开更多
In September 2000 to January 2001, the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and other institutions carried out drillings and excavations in the Xiufeng-cun cemetery in Wushan County, Chongqi...In September 2000 to January 2001, the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and other institutions carried out drillings and excavations in the Xiufeng-cun cemetery in Wushan County, Chongqing. They discovered 30 graves from the Han to the Song periods, including six excavated, of which three are earthen-pit burials of the Western Han period, two brick-chambered of the Eastern Han, and one brick-chambered of the Song period. These graves are small in size except for medium-sized earthen-pit M3 and M4 of the Western Han. Among the funeral objects the most important is a gilt bronze belt with an Ordos-style buckle at either end and shell pendants on the body. This is the first discovered Ordos bronze belt in the Three Gorges region.展开更多
The use of glaze ash was an important technique in ancient Chinese ceramics-making.In 1987, through excavation at the Guantai kiln-site of Cizhou ware in Cixian county, Hebei, a ruined kiln (designated No. 1) was foun...The use of glaze ash was an important technique in ancient Chinese ceramics-making.In 1987, through excavation at the Guantai kiln-site of Cizhou ware in Cixian county, Hebei, a ruined kiln (designated No. 1) was found to be the vestiges of a kiln for firing glaze ash as )udged by its structure and the remaining deposits of the firewood and slaked lime alternately piled in it. This discovery transferred the reliable date of the first use of glaze ash in China to an earlier period, i.e. to Emperor Huizong' s reign, Northern Song dynasty. The application of glaze ash greatly expanded the limits of selecting raw materials for making glaze. At the Cizhou Kilns, the glaze made by means of glaze ash must have imitated that on the white porcelain of Ding ware. The firewood used for formulating glaze ash was in great variety, reflecting the initial form without the standardization of material selection. In addition, the discovery evidences that there was certain division of labor in the production at the Cizhou Kilns of the late Northern Song period.展开更多
In September-November 2001,the Fujian Provincial Museum and other institutions excavated the site of Guoxingsi Temple at Tailaoshan in Fuding City.They revealed the vestiges of pavilions,side rooms,passages,small yard...In September-November 2001,the Fujian Provincial Museum and other institutions excavated the site of Guoxingsi Temple at Tailaoshan in Fuding City.They revealed the vestiges of pavilions,side rooms,passages,small yards and a stupa in this Song period temple and dug out large quantities of ceramic articles,structural members and inscribed steles.The excavation indicates that the temple was first built in the fourth year of the Qianfu reign,Tang Dynasty,and reached its prosperity atthe turn from the Northern Song to the Southern Song period.The unearthed material contributes to studying the history of architecture and Buddhism in ancient China.展开更多
A song tomb was discovered in Panle village(盘乐村)of Hancheng city(韩城),Shaanxi Province(陕西省)in 2009.Although it was not of high standard,the tomb contained extremely exquisite frescoes with striking contents.The...A song tomb was discovered in Panle village(盘乐村)of Hancheng city(韩城),Shaanxi Province(陕西省)in 2009.Although it was not of high standard,the tomb contained extremely exquisite frescoes with striking contents.The relation between the identity of the tomb owner and the frescoes had been discussed by scholars,while this paper focused on the social status of doctors in the Song dynasty(宋朝)and the medical scenes reflected in the frescoes,to form different perspectives toward the profession of the tomb owner and the properties of the frescoes.展开更多
文摘In July, 1996, the Chengdu Municipal Archaeological Team excavated six tombs in thenorthern suburb of Chengdu city. Of them M6 yielded no funeral objects. M3 and M4 are rectangularshafts and contain mainly pottery with ding tripods, fu cauldrons and dou stemmed vessels as typicalcontainers in common combinations, and also bronzes and irons in a small number. They are of the lateWarring States period. M2 and M5 are single-chambered rectangular brick tombs, and yielded largelypottery and also a small number of bronzes and irons. The pottery of M2 often occurs in the jar, fu, pot,basin and granary model combination, along with objects made exclusively for funeral use and a few “wuzhu” coins, and the tomb can be dated to the middle Eastern Han period as a synthetic analysis of thefinds shows. M5 yielded a certain proportion of terra-cotta tomb figures and animal, granary, stove, welland table models, which shows a date of late Eastern Han. M1 is a single-chambered square brick tombwith the funeral objects consisting of pottery vessels and terra-cotta tomb figures characteristic of theNorthern Song period, so it can be assigned to the late Northern Song.
文摘In September 2000 to January 2001, the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and other institutions carried out drillings and excavations in the Xiufeng-cun cemetery in Wushan County, Chongqing. They discovered 30 graves from the Han to the Song periods, including six excavated, of which three are earthen-pit burials of the Western Han period, two brick-chambered of the Eastern Han, and one brick-chambered of the Song period. These graves are small in size except for medium-sized earthen-pit M3 and M4 of the Western Han. Among the funeral objects the most important is a gilt bronze belt with an Ordos-style buckle at either end and shell pendants on the body. This is the first discovered Ordos bronze belt in the Three Gorges region.
文摘The use of glaze ash was an important technique in ancient Chinese ceramics-making.In 1987, through excavation at the Guantai kiln-site of Cizhou ware in Cixian county, Hebei, a ruined kiln (designated No. 1) was found to be the vestiges of a kiln for firing glaze ash as )udged by its structure and the remaining deposits of the firewood and slaked lime alternately piled in it. This discovery transferred the reliable date of the first use of glaze ash in China to an earlier period, i.e. to Emperor Huizong' s reign, Northern Song dynasty. The application of glaze ash greatly expanded the limits of selecting raw materials for making glaze. At the Cizhou Kilns, the glaze made by means of glaze ash must have imitated that on the white porcelain of Ding ware. The firewood used for formulating glaze ash was in great variety, reflecting the initial form without the standardization of material selection. In addition, the discovery evidences that there was certain division of labor in the production at the Cizhou Kilns of the late Northern Song period.
文摘In September-November 2001,the Fujian Provincial Museum and other institutions excavated the site of Guoxingsi Temple at Tailaoshan in Fuding City.They revealed the vestiges of pavilions,side rooms,passages,small yards and a stupa in this Song period temple and dug out large quantities of ceramic articles,structural members and inscribed steles.The excavation indicates that the temple was first built in the fourth year of the Qianfu reign,Tang Dynasty,and reached its prosperity atthe turn from the Northern Song to the Southern Song period.The unearthed material contributes to studying the history of architecture and Buddhism in ancient China.
文摘A song tomb was discovered in Panle village(盘乐村)of Hancheng city(韩城),Shaanxi Province(陕西省)in 2009.Although it was not of high standard,the tomb contained extremely exquisite frescoes with striking contents.The relation between the identity of the tomb owner and the frescoes had been discussed by scholars,while this paper focused on the social status of doctors in the Song dynasty(宋朝)and the medical scenes reflected in the frescoes,to form different perspectives toward the profession of the tomb owner and the properties of the frescoes.
