Considering all the ancient artifacts — from bronze urns to terra-cotta warriors — unearthed in China and sent on tour to museums around the world, can there be anything left to dig up? Yes there can, ...

Jade (nephrite) burial suit of Dou Wan from the Western Han dynasty (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) When the Han Dynasty princess Dou Wan died some 2,000 years ago, her corpse was encased ...

Numerous key galleries and museums such as Wind H Art Center have featured Han Dynasty's work in the past. Han Dynasty in the news Han Dynasty has been featured in articles for Artmajeur Magazine, ...

Exceedingly wealthy, the royalty of the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) lived indulgently, and these aristocrats were determined to enjoy their accustomed luxuries in the afterlife as well. While ...

To understand Chinese culture, it is necessary to go back to the very beginning of its civilisation. In this series, we look at the most influential dynasties in Chinese history and how each, with its ...

As Rome expanded across the Mediterranean, Han dynasty rulers were consolidating their hold on the vast territory of China. Together, these two empires ruled over half the world’s population and “Han, ...