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The Fight over the Two Peaches Killing Three Warriors"The Fight over the Two Peaches Killing Three Warriors" tells the story of three renowned warriors from the state of Qi: Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang and Gu Yezi. As their fame grew, the three became arrogant and oppressive, posing a threat to the ruler of Qi. Prime Minister Yan Ying devised...
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Ritual PaintingRitual Painting, Western Han Dynasty, painted silk, unearthed from Tomb No. 3 in Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan Province, collection of Hunan Provincial Museum. This painting is approximately 1 meter wide and 2 meters long, originally hung on the inner wall of the outer coffin. The coffin in the tomb sy...
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Funeral Banner of Lady DaiFuneral Banner of Lady Dai, Western Han Dynasty, painted silk, unearthed from Tomb No. 1 in Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan Province, collection of Hunan Provincial Museum. There are various interpretations for the meaning of this silk painting, which is divided into four sections by three parallel lines...
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"Painted Lacquered Coffin with Black Background" and "Painted Lacquered Coffin with RThe painings unearthed from Western Han Dynasty Tombs at Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan Province, can be regarded as masterpieces of tomb chamber art from the early Han Dynasty. These tombs were built in the early 2nd century BC, and the wooden coffins inside the tombs were composed of multiple layers....
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"Dragon and Phoenix Court Lady" and "Dragon Rider"The two silk paintings depict the portraits of tomb owners: one is of a woman with a flying dragon and a phoenix above her, while the other is of an esteemed man riding a giant dragon or dragon boat. The function of these silk paintings may have been to summon the spirits during the funeral or to pr...
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Between lines and colors, a watercolorist paves ways to a world of poetryLi Qing's watercolors are drawn on the senses of his hometown in southern China.[Photo provided to China Daily]Li Qing carries forward the watercolor tradition which has been established for long in his native Jiangsu province, one of the earliest regions opened to Western art in the count...
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