The Chinese Spirit Road: The Classical Tradition of Stone Tomb Statuary

by Ann Paludan

Scattered throughout China, in remote mountain areas, rice fields, school yards and dusty plains, are thousands of monumental stone figures of men, animals and mythological creatures. These sculptures were carved to line the avenues, or spirit roads, leading to the tombs of important people. They encompass two thousand years of history, from the spirit road statue on a Han dynasty tomb in 117 B.C. to figures on the tomb of a direct descendant of Confucius...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300045972
• ISBN13: 9780300045970
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.8" x 11.3"