Almost all of the lamps unearthed in archaeology are from tombs, some of which are utensils used by the deceased during their lifetime, and some of which are specially made for the burial of the deceased.
The Han Dynasty is the prosperity period of the development of lamps and lanterns, the shape is diverse, the production is excellent, the funeral concept of death is prevalent, the lamps in the tomb seem to play a role in communicating with the spirit world, and various lamps occupy an extremely important position in the burial varieties.
Western Han Dynasty Changxin Palace lamp
The Western Han Dynasty Changxin Palace Lamp, a Chinese Han Dynasty bronze, was excavated in 1968 in the tomb of Dou Xuan [wǎn], the wife of Liu Sheng, the King of Jing of Zhongshan, in Mancheng County, Hebei Province (on a cliff about 1.5 km southwest of Mancheng County, Baoding City, Hebei Province).
The palace lamp body is a palace girl with a gilded body and a two-handed lamp sitting, with a quiet and elegant demeanor. The lamp body is 48 cm high and weighs 15.85 kg. The design of the Changxin Palace lamp is very clever, the palace maid holds the lamp in one hand, and the sleeve of the other hand seems to be blocking the wind, which is actually a rainbow pipe to absorb oil smoke, which not only prevents air pollution, but also has aesthetic value.
Changxin Palace lamp on the upper part of the lamp base around the bottom of the inscription "Changxin Shang Bath, rong a liter less than half a liter, weigh six pounds, one hundred and eighty-nine, now the inner person lying down", careful observation, its handwriting is slightly sloppy, may be carved later, so "Changxin Shang Bath" does not seem to be the original owner of this lamp, the original owner should be carved first, and the handwriting is relatively neat, so the 6 inscriptions on the lamp body "Yangxinjia" indicate that the palace lamp originally belonged to the Liu Jie family of Yangxin Yihou.
The palace lamp also has the word "Changxin", which is used by Empress Dou in the Changxin Palace, so it is named "Changxin Palace Lamp". It is now in the collection of Hebei Provincial Museum.
Western Han feather pattern bronze phoenix lamp
In 1971, when excavating the No. 1 Han Tomb of the Late Western Han Dynasty in Wangniuling, Hepu County, Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a pair of copper phoenix lamps was excavated, 33 cm high, 42 cm long and 15 cm wide, with the shape of a phoenix bird, standing on both feet side by side, looking back with the head held high, and the tail feathers drooping and the feet together to support the whole body, appearing very stable.
Western Han feather pattern copper phoenix lamp
Copper phoenix lamp restoration imitation
Han Dynasty gilded bronze deer lamp
Excavated in the lower western part of the south cloister of Tomb No. 1, the deer lamp is a group of two pieces, the same size and shape, and the whole body is gilded. The height of the lamp is 45 cm, and the whole device is composed of three parts from top to bottom: the lamp plate, the bracket and the deer seat, and the deer is held high, and the mouth is bracketed, and the upper plate is shouldered.
The deer lamp is a group of two pieces, the same size and shape, and the whole body is gilded. The height of the lamp is 45 cm, and the whole device is composed of three parts from top to bottom: the lamp plate, the bracket and the deer seat, and the deer is held high, and the mouth is bracketed, and the upper plate is shouldered. The light plate is an annular groove, with a diameter of 22.2 cm and a depth of 2.1 cm, and three conical candlesticks are built into the disc. The bracket is in the shape of a ganoderma lucidum, in the shape of a horizontal S, with persimmon petals and flower buds. The deer seat is 30 cm high and 24.5 cm long, the deer is crouched backwards, with its head held high, the antlers are cast separately and can be freely removed, and the deer tail is attached to the ground to become another support point in addition to the foot, which increases the stability of the entire lamp. The lamp has a beautiful shape, excellent casting, and integrates practicality and artistry, which is a rare product in the Han Dynasty lamps.
Eastern Han Hu figurine pottery seat lamp
In the ceramics of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the figurine seat was male, with the head looking up at the lamp plate, the right hand supporting the ground, the left hand holding the lamp plate, and sitting cross-legged on the foot. It is now in the collection of hepu Han Dynasty Culture Museum. In December 2008, Liaowei M13b was excavated in Hepu County, Guangxi.
The figurine seat is male, with a bun on the forehead, a scarf over the head, a deep nose, a pointed chin, and a beard. Look up at the lamp plate with your head up, hold the ground with your right hand, hold the lamp plate in your left hand, and sit cross-legged with your feet crossed. Hollow in the abdomen. The lamp plate is open, the abdomen is straight, the lower fold is connected to the left hand of the male figurine, and the nails in the disc are missing, and only the nail holes are seen.
Eastern Han Dynasty wrong silver copper bull lamp
Eastern Han Bronzes, excavated in 1980 from the Eastern Han Tombs of Ganquan No. 2, Hanjiang County, Jiangsu Province, are now in the collection of the Nanjing Museum.
The copper bull lamp is composed of three parts: a lamp holder, a lamp lamp, and a smoke pipe, and the lamp holder is a cattle cow standing on its head and with two horns. Hollow belly, carrying a circular lamp plate, the side of the lamp plate is provided with a flat handle, easy to turn the lamp plate, the plate is decorated with two pieces of lampshade that can be flexibly rotated, one of which is hollowed out diamond-shaped diagonal checkered pattern, playing the role of heat dissipation, wind blocking and dimming.
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