Monarch,Sages and Immortals:The Arrangement and Significance of the Southern-dynasty Tombs'Stamped-Bricks
The pattern-stamped bricks used in tombs has got completely regularized and systemized in shape and size by the Xiaoqi period and kept in use through Xiaoliang period of the Southern dynasties.The assemblage of patterned-bricks make the illustration of'Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove and Rong Qiqi'on the back wall of the tomb-chamber as a screen surrounding the tomb master,which implies that the monarch is wise and saint with lofty qualities and pursuits,meanwhile represents the Southern dynasties in history,culture and ideology this way.The rest walls of the chamber-tomb are illustrated with the'immortals'guided by dragons and tigers above with the ceremonial procession below,which symbolizes the tomb-master's status and his wish to become immortal after death.The presentation of the ceremonial procession looks pressed in composition due to the limited spacial chamber.
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