Allison R. Miller

The Western Han dynasty (202 BCE–9 CE) was a foundational period for the artistic culture of ancient China, a fact particularly visible in the era's funerary art. Iconic forms of Chinese art such as dazzling suits of jade, cavernous, rock-cut mountain tombs, fancifully ornate wall paintings, and armies of miniature terracotta warriors were prepared for the tombs of the elite...