Art of the Warring States Period (2)
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Art of the Warring States Period (2) |
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Wei and Han were two of the states carved out of the former state of Jin. This split was recognized by the Zhou king and -along with a coup d'etat in the state of Qi- signaled the beginning of the "Warring States Period" and the second half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Both Wei and Han were powerful states only dwarfed in territory by Chu and in wealth by Qi | 
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State of Wei |
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| Stone Chimes -musical instrument the size of which suggests that the tomb from where it was unearthed was occupied by a high-ranking official. | Bronze Horsehead with gold and silver inlay. Ornament of shaft of carriage and 14 cm long, 9 cm high. Unearthed from a cemetery the scale of a feudal lord's mausoleum. | Silver Belt Fastener. 18 cm long with gold plating, jade inlay and glazed pearls. Unearthed from the tomb of a great Wei nobleman. |
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State of Han |
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| Bronze Wine Vessel 8 cm high and 17 cm long. The body is inlaid with golden kui dragon designs and the neck and ring base with angular golden cloud patterns. Unearthed at the Shangdang (today's Changzhi, Shangxi Province) burial grounds for rulers of Han. | Bronze Dagger-Axe. Three inscribed characters read "Zheng Youku"; Zheng (or Xinzheng) was the later capital of Han and Youku was a department where weapons were made and stored (literally Youku means "Right Storehouse"). | Wine Container made of bronze, height 46 cm and mouth diameter 15 cm. The 50 characters inscription on the neck is an eulogy by the son of the Squire of Linghu to mark the casting of the vessel. |
