From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon Hanfmann Curator of Ancient Art

Hanfmann Curator of Ancient Art and head of the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at the Harvard Art Museums

326 color & b/w illustrations

and its comprehensiveness

and fan paintings: the objects are as breathtaking as they are varied

From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon Hanfmann Curator of Ancient ArtVirginia L. Bower, Robert D. Mowry Published in 2002 ISBN 1 891771 25 6 160 pages; 8 3 4x12 in. 80 color illustrations Paper During the Chinese Han (206 BCAD 220) and Tang (AD 618907) dynasties, earthenware sculptures were placed in elaborate tombs to protect and serve the spirits of the deceased. These fascinating sculptures took the forms of soldiers, courtiers, musicians, merchants, and attendants. Animals were depicted as well, among them horses,