Newly Unearthed Wooden Figures for Averting Misfortune from Yangzhou
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4721775 |
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| Authors | Shaoxuan Cheng (Fudan University, corresponding author), Gang Liu (0000-0003-2613-7286, YangzhouArchaeologyInstitute,Yangzhou(揚州,揚州市文物考古研究所), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-103 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bamboo and Silk (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2468-9238 • E-ISSN: 2468-9246 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/24689246-00201005 |
| OpenAlex | W2925316924 |
| Language | EN |
This paper introduces several newly unearthed wooden figures from tombs in Yangzhou that date to the Five Dynasties period, and provides complete transcriptions and preliminary studies of the inscriptions on them. By comparing these figures to similar materials discovered elsewhere, this paper argues that the function of putting these kinds of wooden figurines in tombs was to avoid misfortune. The last portion of the paper briefly examines the origin of this custom and beliefs behind it
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Literature · Misfortune · Period (music · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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