The Four Gods Figurines as Tomb Guardians Their Function, Circulation, and Disappearance in Tang China (618–907 AD)
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
28.11.2023
Verlag
Springer BerlinSeitenzahl
412
Maße (L/B/H)
21/14.8/2.4 cm
Gewicht
560 g
Auflage
1st ed. 2023
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-662-68156-5
This book employs a biographical approach to comprehensively study a set of Tang era-tomb guardian figurines, known as the Four Gods (Sishen), comprising a pair of warriors (Dangkuang and Dangye) and a pair of hybrid beasts (Zuming and Dizhou). These objects were exclusively used by officials until 841 AD and were mainly found in capitals then. They disappeared in the 9th century AD. The book is divided into three sections. Part one focuses on their symbolism through names, images, burial contexts, associated ritual regulations, and the interplay of all of these, revealing their dual significance – apotropaic and political, tied to ritual propriety, nuo exorcism, yin-yang divination, and more. Part two explores their connection to other supernatural tomb figurines in the early and middle Tang periods, challenging previous theories and highlighting regional standardization. Additionally, this part delves into the Four Gods’ regulated production, government oversight, and role in funerary processions. Part three examines their disappearance due to shifting views on the afterlife and diminishing national power. It also explores changes in the usage of related tomb objects after the Tang era, focusing on protective functions and spatial concepts.
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