On the Images of'Zhige'and'Yidao'in the Northern-Dynasty Tombs
This paper focuses on Zhige(直閤in Chinese character)and Yidao(仪刀 in Chinese character)as two representative figures in the Northern-dynasty tombs of the late 5th to the late 6th centuries,which are usually created in the stone carving on the ground,tomb murals,decoration of tomb gates or coffins,and as pottery figurines as well.They were born by the imperial guard system of the Northern Dynasties,by which Zhige is shaped as commander in chief of the generals,while Yidao as the warrior led by Zhige.It is indicated by the data available that Zhige and Yidao as the burial content dates as early as to the Luoyang period of the Northern-Wei Dynasty and continues through the Northern-Qi Dynasty.Zhige appear in pair,giant and positioned prominently,but Yidao is relatively small,arranged by the tomb owner's status in the number of'four,six,eight,ten,twelve'for an arithmetic sequence of ranks.'Zhige'and'Yidao'are mostly excavated in the imperial tombs,and there are some cases discovered in the tombs of the distinguished people as the reward from the emperors meanwhile.From around the late Northern-Wei Dynasty in Qingzhou and Xuzhou both positioned crucially in the confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties is found'Zhige'with distinct local feature,which is in style quite different from that of Yecheng and Taiyuan playing as the political and military centers of the Eastern-Wei and Northern-Qi Dynasties.The Northern-Zhou dynasty entered with the creation of'Zhige'and'Yidao'tending to be of the armed feature.
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