Wuliang Temple - The Ideological Aspects of Ancient Chinese Portrait Art

Author: Wu Hong
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Taking the stone carvings from the Wu Liang Shrine in Jiāngxiáng, Shandong as a typical example, the book delves into the commonalities and individualities of Han Dynasty memorial hall art, vividly and profoundly revealing the essence and evolution of Han burial art. It presents readers with an enigmatic and intricate picture of the beliefs in ghosts and deities in Han society. The book, using the stone carvings from the Wu Liang Shrine in Jiāngxiáng as a typical example, thoroughly analyzes the commonalities and individualities of Han Dynasty memorial hall art, vividly and profoundly revealing the essence and evolution of Han burial art, and presenting readers with an enigmatic and intricate picture of the beliefs in ghosts and deities in Han society. The book is well-documented, logically rigorous, and richly illustrated, making it a classic work in the study of Han Dynasty artistic representations.