File:CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit - pictorial brick depicting a courtyard scene.jpg

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Summary

Pictorial brick depicting a courtyard scene

  • Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 25 - 220)
  • Excavated at Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 1954

This brick, from the chamber wall of a rich and powerful family's tomb, depicts the home of a wealthy, influential Han official; it features a walled courtyard, house, bedrooms, halls, kitchen, well, and a watchtower. The host and his guest sit and drink in the inner courtyard, while two roosters fight and two cranes dance.

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current00:11, 4 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 00:11, 4 January 20173,212 × 2,570 (3.28 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)Pictorial brick depicting a courtyard scene <ul> <li>Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 25 - 220)</li> <li>Excavated at Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 1954</li> </ul> This brick, from the chamber wall of a rich and powerful family's tomb, depicts the home of a wealthy, influential Han official; it features a walled courtyard, house, bedrooms, halls, kitchen, well, and a watchtower. The host and his guest sit and drink in the inner courtyard, while two roosters fight and two cranes dance.
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