Editing Chinese art (section)

==== Han art ====

[[File:Western Han Terracotta Army of Yangjiawan 10.jpg|thumb|300px|Western Han miniature pottery infantry and cavalry from [[Yangjiawan terracotta army|Yangjiawan]]. After the Qin period, funeral figurines were much smaller, on average {{convert|60|cm|in|sp=us}} in height. Similar armies were found in [[Han Yang Ling]], the tomb complex of [[Emperor Jing of Han]] (''r''. 157 – 141&nbsp;BCE) and his wife [[Empress Wang Zhi]] (d. 126 BCE), with over 40,000 miniature pottery figures.<ref>Paludan, Ann. (1998). Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: the Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial China. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., pp 34–36, {{ISBN|0-500-05090-2}}.</ref>]]During the Qin dynasty, Chinese font, measurement systems, currency were all standardized in order to bring further unification.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Tsao|first=Ruby|date=Jan–Mar 2017|title=The Great Wall Of China|journal=Chinese American Forum|volume=32|pages=34–37|via=Academic Search Complete}}</ref> [[Great Wall of China|The Great Wall of China]] was expanded as a defensive construction against the northern intruders.<ref name=":1" /> 
The [[Han dynasty]] was known for [[jade burial suit]]s. One of the earliest known depictions of a landscape in Chinese art comes from a pair of hollow-tile door panels from a Western Han dynasty tomb near [[Zhengzhou]], dated 60 BCE.<ref name="needham volume 4 part 3 plate">Needham, Joseph (1986). ''Science and Civilization in China'': Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 3: Civil Engineering and Nautics. Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd. Plate CCCXII</ref> A scene of continuous depth recession is conveyed by the zigzag of lines representing roads and garden walls, giving the impression that one is looking down from the top of a hill.<ref name="needham volume 4 part 3 plate"/> This artistic landscape scene was made by the repeated impression of standard stamps on the clay while it was still soft and not yet fired.<ref name="needham volume 4 part 3 plate"/> However, the oldest known landscape art scene tradition in the classical sense of painting is a work by [[Zhan Ziqian]] of the [[Sui dynasty]] (581–618).

Other than jade artifacts, bronze is another favorite medium for artists since it is hard and durable. Bronze mirrors have been mass-produced in the Han dynasty (206 BCE{{snd}}220 CE), and almost every tomb excavated that has been dated as Han dynasty has mirror in the burial.<ref name=":0" /> The reflective side is usually made by a composition of bronze, copper, tin, and lead.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Wang|first=Yuejin|date=September 1994|title=Mirror, Death, and Rhetoric: Reading Late Han Chinese Bronze Artifacts|journal=Art Bulletin|volume=LXXVI|issue=3|pages=511–534|doi=10.1080/00043079.1994.10786601}}</ref> The word "mirror" means "to reflect" or "to look into" in Chinese, so bronze mirrors have been used as a trope for reflecting the reality.<ref name=":0" /> The ancient Chinese believe that mirror can act as a representation of the reality, which could make them more aware of the current situation; also, mirrors are used as a media to convey or present a reflection of the past events.<ref name=":0" /> The bronze mirrors made in the Han dynasty always have complex decorations on their non-reflective side; some of them consist narratives that tell stories.<ref name=":0" /> The narratives themselves always reflect the common but essential theories to the Han people's lives.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Högerl|first1=Johann|last2=Tensi|first2=Hans M.|last3=Schulten|first3=Caroline|date=1996-05-01|title=Analyzing the metallurgical and cultural backgrounds of two Han-dynasty bronze-mirror fragments|journal=JOM|language=en|volume=48|issue=5|pages=57–59|doi=10.1007/BF03222946|bibcode=1996JOM....48e..57S|s2cid=138946370|issn=1543-1851}}</ref>

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File:Green glazed pottery dog Eastern Han 25CE 220CE.jpg|Glazed pottery dog, with collar patterned onto the surface; Eastern Han, 1st century CE.
File:Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Supernatural Creatures LACMA AC1997.50.1.1-.2.jpg|Han dynasty lacquerwares were famed for their intricate and elegant designs.
File:Lacquer Wine-Cup Container.jpg|Set of lacquered wine cups, with a typical pre-imperial design.
File:Mawangdui Lacquer 2.jpg|Cooler and ladle, Mawangdui
File:Woven silk, Western Han Dynasty.jpg|sericulture and silk embroidery reached a new high in the prosperous years of the Han
File:Mawangdui Han Second Coffin from Tomb -1 (10113243533).jpg|Abstract yet intricate patterns were found on coffins of lady [[Xin Zhui]] (217 BC–168 BC)
File:Mawangdui Han Third Coffin from Tomb -1 (10112971305).jpg
File:Mawangdui Han Third Coffin from Tomb -1 (10113109063).jpg|Delicate motifs relating to the afterlife are depicted around the meandering clouds on this inner coffin.

File:Elite Family with Entertainers (10112546006).jpg|Banqueting figurines from [[Mawangdui]], 2nd century BCE
File:Mawangdui Figures of Musicians (10112575404).jpg|Musicians playing [[guzheng]] and [[Sheng (instrument)|sheng]], 2nd century BCE
File:Mawangdui silk banner from tomb no1.jpg|Silk funerary banner, 2nd century BCE
File:Beijing.China printing museum.Han dynasty.pattern printing.jpg|Translucent silk was reserved for the highest of nobility as it was very difficult to produce.

File:China qing blue.JPG|Painted pottery pot with dragon and phoenix relief, as well as [[taotie]] designs for the lug handles.
File:Si shen yun qi Painting form Liu Fa tomb.jpg|Flying dragon from the Liu Fa tomb, Western Han
File:Guardians of Day and Night, Han Dynasty.jpg|These figures represent [[Chinese zodiac|guardian spirits of certain hours of the day]]- the left figure represents the first hour (midnight).
File:Eastern han husband and wife banquet mural BM2 Zhucun Luoyang 洛阳朱村东汉墓BM2夫妇宴饮图.jpg|Han couple banquet together, from [[Luoyang]] c. 220 CE
File:China.Terracotta statues007.jpg|A female servant and a male advisor in Han [[shenyi]], terracotta figurines from Western Han.

File:Bronze Chimera, Eastern Han Dynasty.jpg|Bronze statuette of a [[qilin]], 1st century AD 
File:Jade Drinking Vessel at Nanyue King Museum.jpg|Jade drinking vessel from Nannie, 1st century BCE
File:Confucius, fresco from a Western Han tomb of Dongping County, Shandong province, China.jpg|Western Han tomb fresco depicting the philosopher [[Confucius]]; 202 BCE{{snd}}9 CE; from [[Dongping County]], Shandong
File:Gentlemen in conversation, Eastern Han Dynasty.jpg|Two gentlemen engrossed in conversation while two others look on, a painting on a ceramic tile from a tomb near [[Luoyang]], Henan, dated to the [[Eastern Han dynasty]] (25–220 AD)
File:CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit - pictorial brick depicting a courtyard scene.jpg|pictorial brick depicting a courtyard, 2nd century BCE
File:Gold Seal with Dragon Knob 01.jpg|Seals such as this one symbolised the authority of the kings and emperors of the Han.
File:Eastern Han Dynasty tomb fresco of chariots, horses, and men, Luoyang 2.jpg|A section of an [[Eastern Han]] (25–220 AD) fresco of 9 chariots, 50 horses, and over 70 men, from a tomb in [[Luoyang]], China
File:Gansu Museum 2007 257.jpg|[[Flying Horse of Gansu]]. 
File:Dahuting mural, Eastern Han Dynasty.jpg|Mural of the Dahuting Tomb ({{zhi|t=打虎亭漢墓 |p=Dáhǔtíng hàn mù}}) of the late Eastern Han, located in [[Zhengzhou]]
File:七层连阁绘彩陶楼1394.jpg|Miniature model of a residential block. Recovered from a burial site.
File:Han pottery manor 02.jpg|A vast number of miniature models allows us an insight into the architectural styles of the day.
File:Boucle Han Chine Guimet 2910.jpg|A golden belt buckle with dragon motif, Western Han

File:Dahuting tomb mural showing hanfu dress, Eastern Han Dynasty.jpg|Mural of the Dahuting Tomb ({{zhi|t=打虎亭漢墓 |p=Dáhǔtíng hàn mù}}) of the late Eastern Han, located in Zhengzhou, Henan
File:Woman with a mirror, China, unearthed at Songjialin, Pixian, Sichuan, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 AD, ceramic - Sichuan Provincial Museum - Chengdu, China - DSC04768.jpg|An Eastern Han [[Chinese ceramics|ceramic figurine]] of a seated woman with a [[bronze mirror]], unearthed from a tomb of Songjialin, [[Pi County]], Sichuan
File:Silk from Mawangdui.jpg|Heaves of silk with all sorts of intricate designs were found at Mawangdui.
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[[File:Dahuting tomb banquet scene, Eastern Han mural.jpg|thumb|center|Mural depicting a banquet at Dahuting|600px]]

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