Remembrance in Clay and Stone - Early Memorial and Funerary Art of Southwest China

This book explores the memorial and funerary artistic traditions of Southwest China during the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE).

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Heaven’s Storehouse: Geographical, Social, and Religious Landscape of the Southwest
2. Tomb Art from the Southwest
3. Cliff Tomb Burial and Decorated Stone Sarcophagi
4. Fun at Funerals
5. Intimacy and the Afterlife
6. Commemorating the Dead for the Living
Afterword
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Hajni Elias is an affiliated lecturer in Chinese art and material culture in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and the History of Art Department at the University of Cambridge. She was previously senior international researcher in the Chinese Works of Art Department at Sotheby’s.

Summary

This book explores the memorial and funerary artistic traditions of Southwest China during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE).

Product details

• Authors: Hajni Elias, Elias Hajni
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2025
• EAN: 9780231217101
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21710-1
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Tang Center Series in Early China
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Asia / China, ART / Asian / Chinese, History of Art, Sociology: death and dying, 1st century, c 1 to c 99, Religious and ceremonial art, Southwest China, 2nd century, c 100 to c 199, history; art