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English: Pictorial brick depicting a courtyard scene
  • Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 25 - 220)
  • Excavated at Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 1954
This brick, from the chamber wall of a rich and powerful family's tomb, depicts the home of a wealthy, influential Han official; it features a walled courtyard, house, bedrooms, halls, kitchen, well, and a watchtower. The host and his guest sit and drink in the inner courtyard, while two roosters fight and two cranes dance.
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