Stone bass-relief.

Attribution:

Tokyo National Museum Archives

Key Dates

200

From Xiaotangshan, Changqing county, Shangdong province. Eastern Han Dynasty, 2nd century

Key People

The Eastern Han Dynasty follows on from the Western, it was established (25 AD - 220 AD) by Emperor Guangwu and was reined over by 12 emperors in a span of 195 years. The most prosperous period of the Eastern Han Dynasty was the middle of the first half. After the reigns of Guangwu, MIng and Zhang its economical, scientific and development surpassed that of the western han dynasty. In the Later period of the Eastern Han Dynasty most of the emperors were juveniles so the real power was held by distant relatives and eunuchs resulting in darkness and corruption when farmers launched rebellions against their rulers. Characteristics of the Eastern Han Dynasty were their achievements in irrigation, silk making and there was a massive improvement on the previous method of making paper.

Origin & Collection

On display at:

Tokyo National Museum

Additional information on display location:

Tokokan, Asian Gallery, Tokyo National Museum

Reference Number:

TJ4796

Physical properties

Materials:

Limestone

Images

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