586:
Hall for Lady Hao during the construction of the garden museum. The coffin chamber of the tomb under the house foundation was in the shape of a small shaft with many kinds of funerary objects buried in 7 layers. There were over 1,900 pieces of objects unearthed from the tomb, including bronze vessels, jade objects, gem objects, bone implements, potteries and so on. In addition, there were over 6,880 cowry-shells as well. The coffin chamber of Lady Hao's tomb was restored in 1999. According to the epigraphs on the bronze vessels and the shapes of the objects and referring to the records concerned in the oracular inscriptions, the occupant of the tomb should be the concubine Lady Hao if the King Wuding of the Yin
Dynasty. Lady Hao was the earliest woman general in China, died in the period of Wuding and was given a name of temple as Xin after her death. The discovery of Lady Hao's tomb is of important value to the research of politics, economy, culture and art, small states around, rural system, dating of the bronze vessels, ancient science and technology and so on of the Yin dynasty.
807:
128:
20:
28:
585:
Lady Hao's Tomb was a tomb of the royal family of the Yin
Dynasty, which was excavated by Anyang Working Team of the Archaeological Institute of the Chinese Social Science Academy in 1976. There was a house foundation remained from the Yin Dynasty on the tomb, which was restored to be the Memorial
236:
By connecting the jade artifact in the tomb of Fu Hao to much earlier artifact through stylistic and technical analysis, the archaeological context has identified an early collector, a woman who gathered about her artifacts of a much earlier period.
150:, and recovered some samples of red lacquer. The burial pit uncovered, officially titled tomb number 5, is a single pit, 5.6 metres by 4 m, just outside the main royal cemetery. The tomb has been dated to around 1200 BCE and identified, from
176:, were probably collected by Fu Hao as antiques. While some of the bronze artifacts were probably used by the lady and her household, others inscribed with her posthumous name of Mu Xin were undoubtedly cast as
233:
There is also evidence above ground of a structure built over the tomb that probably served as an ancestral hall for holding memorial ceremonies; this has since been restored.
165:
royal tombs and the only one not to have been looted before excavation. Inside the pit was evidence of a wooden chamber 5 meters long, 3.5 m wide and 1.3 m high containing a
230:
Below the corpse was a small pit holding the remains of six sacrificial dogs, and along the edge lay the skeletons of 16 human slaves, evidence of human sacrifice.
1020:
147:
172:
The floor level housed the royal corpse and most of the utensils and implements buried with her. Rare jade artifacts, such as those of the
703:
268:
1069:
1059:
1064:
290:
466:
599:
609:
90:
541:
335:
696:
925:
44:
52:
395:
97:. It is to date the only Shang royal tomb found intact with its contents and excavated by archaeologists.
984:
689:
151:
999:
246:
562:
509:
445:
374:
1079:
474:
282:
1074:
712:
370:
327:
127:
207:
352:
845:
670:
554:
501:
437:
8:
136:
652:
320:
605:
537:
331:
286:
273:
100:
Among the wealth of goods found in the tomb were bronze vessels bearing the name of
644:
278:
197:
193:
189:
185:
173:
635:
Thorp, Robert L. (1981). "The Date of Tomb 5 at Yinxu, Anyang: A Review
Article".
949:
885:
853:
741:
139:
86:
89:
and excavated by the Anyang
Working Team of the Archaeological Institute of the
1084:
941:
933:
751:
529:
478:
402:
32:
675:
1053:
1035:
1022:
1005:
957:
909:
893:
731:
162:
877:
869:
806:
786:
776:
771:
766:
756:
736:
422:
Keightley, David N. "Art, Ancestors, and the
Origins of Writing in China,"
426:(Number 56, Special Issue: The New Erudition, 1996): 68–95. Page 76.
901:
781:
761:
746:
681:
177:
119:. After extensive restoration the tomb was opened to the public in 1999.
105:
837:
829:
821:
796:
656:
74:
601:
Whose
Culture?: The Promise of Museums and the Debate over Antiquities
726:
648:
583:"Lady Hao's Tomb in the Yin Ruins". The Garden Museum of Yin Ruins.
249:, dated to 433 BCE, the other major Chinese royal tomb found intact.
19:
965:
210:, 130 weapons, 23 bells, 27 knives, 4 mirrors, and 4 tiger statues
917:
166:
161:
Her tomb, one of the smaller tombs, is one of the best-preserved
109:
989:
861:
155:
101:
78:
60:
223:
143:
131:
A jade phoenix, probably some centuries earlier than the tomb
82:
70:
27:
203:
564 bone objects (including 500 hairpins and 20 arrowheads)
791:
180:. The artifacts unearthed within the grave consisted of:
142:
and her archaeological team were probing the area around
23:
The Burial Pit at Tomb of Lady Fu Hao, as now displayed
266:
169:
wooden coffin that has since completely rotted away.
85:
Province, China. The tomb was discovered in 1976 by
319:
226:shells (used as currency during the Shang dynasty)
1051:
536:, p. 33, 2007 (2nd edn), British Museum Press,
371:"An Yang, ancient capital of the Shang dynasty"
697:
471:Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archeology
559:A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
506:A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
442:A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
416:
313:
311:
309:
711:
704:
690:
322:The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
267:Barbieri-Low, Anthony (January 30, 2010).
552:
499:
435:
350:
283:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T097476
122:
108:as a military leader and consort of king
576:
546:
459:
306:
126:
26:
18:
493:
429:
326:. Cambridge University Press. pp.
206:468 bronze objects, including over 200
1052:
534:The British Museum Book of Chinese Art
388:
685:
634:
351:Buckley Ebrey, Patricia; et al.
317:
597:
467:"Excavations at the Tomb of Fu Hao"
363:
77:capital, within the modern city of
33:Bronze vessel in the form of an owl
13:
628:
91:Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
14:
1096:
1070:Buildings and structures in Henan
664:
805:
1060:1976 archaeological discoveries
591:
523:
344:
260:
152:inscriptions on ritual bronzes
65:
56:
48:
1:
1065:Archaeological sites in China
676:10 minute documentary feature
253:
146:with a long shovel, called a
113:
93:, who designated the tomb as
555:"Bronzes from Fu Hao's Tomb"
184:755 jade objects (including
7:
985:Chinese bronze inscriptions
598:Cuno, James (23 May 2012).
240:
10:
1101:
1036:36.1210306°N 114.3162056°E
1000:Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
247:Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
977:
814:
803:
719:
553:Buckley Ebrey, Patricia.
502:"Jade from Fu Hao's Tomb"
500:Buckley Ebrey, Patricia.
436:Buckley Ebrey, Patricia.
396:"The Tomb of Lady Fu Hao"
563:University of Washington
510:University of Washington
446:University of Washington
375:China Central Television
318:Ebrey, Patricia (2006).
16:Shang Dynasty royal tomb
1041:36.1210306; 114.3162056
475:National Gallery of Art
713:Chinese ritual bronzes
438:"Shang Tomb of Fu Hao"
132:
123:Discovery and contents
104:, who is mentioned on
36:
24:
929:of Marquis Yi of Zeng
208:ritual bronze vessels
130:
30:
22:
815:Individual artifacts
357:depts.washington.edu
35:from the Fu Hao Tomb
1032: /
671:Website on the tomb
200:cultural artifacts)
45:traditional Chinese
216:11 pottery objects
133:
73:, the site of the
53:simplified Chinese
37:
25:
1015:
1014:
846:Four-goat Square
792:Zun (尊) or Yi (彝)
292:978-1-884446-05-4
1092:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1043:
1042:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1028:
1025:
809:
706:
699:
692:
683:
682:
660:
622:
621:
619:
618:
595:
589:
588:
580:
574:
573:
571:
569:
550:
544:
527:
521:
520:
518:
516:
497:
491:
490:
488:
486:
477:. Archived from
463:
457:
456:
454:
452:
433:
427:
420:
414:
413:
411:
409:
400:
392:
386:
385:
383:
381:
367:
361:
360:
353:"FU HAO'S JADES"
348:
342:
341:
325:
315:
304:
303:
301:
299:
274:Grove Art Online
264:
213:63 stone objects
174:Liangzhu culture
154:, to be that of
118:
115:
67:
58:
50:
1100:
1099:
1095:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1089:
1050:
1049:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1031:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1011:
973:
810:
801:
715:
710:
667:
649:10.2307/3249839
631:
629:Further reading
626:
625:
616:
614:
612:
596:
592:
582:
581:
577:
567:
565:
551:
547:
530:Rawson, Jessica
528:
524:
514:
512:
498:
494:
484:
482:
465:
464:
460:
450:
448:
434:
430:
424:Representations
421:
417:
407:
405:
398:
394:
393:
389:
379:
377:
369:
368:
364:
349:
345:
338:
316:
307:
297:
295:
293:
265:
261:
256:
243:
219:5 ivory objects
140:Zheng Zhenxiang
125:
117: 1200 BCE
116:
87:Zheng Zhenxiang
17:
12:
11:
5:
1098:
1088:
1087:
1082:
1080:Tombs in China
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1027:114°18′58.34″E
1013:
1012:
1010:
1009:
1002:
997:
995:Tomb of Fu Hao
992:
987:
981:
979:
975:
974:
972:
971:
963:
955:
947:
939:
931:
923:
915:
907:
899:
891:
883:
875:
867:
859:
851:
843:
835:
827:
818:
816:
812:
811:
804:
802:
800:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
723:
721:
717:
716:
709:
708:
701:
694:
686:
680:
679:
673:
666:
665:External links
663:
662:
661:
643:(3): 239–246.
630:
627:
624:
623:
611:978-1400833047
610:
590:
575:
545:
522:
492:
458:
428:
415:
403:British Museum
387:
362:
343:
336:
305:
291:
258:
257:
255:
252:
251:
250:
242:
239:
228:
227:
220:
217:
214:
211:
204:
201:
148:Luoyang shovel
124:
121:
112:, who reigned
69:) lies within
41:Tomb of Fu Hao
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1097:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1075:Shang dynasty
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1048:
1045:
1008:
1007:
1006:Xiqing Gujian
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
982:
980:
976:
970:
969:
964:
962:
961:
956:
954:
953:
948:
946:
945:
940:
938:
937:
932:
930:
928:
924:
922:
921:
916:
914:
913:
908:
906:
905:
900:
898:
897:
892:
890:
889:
884:
882:
881:
876:
874:
873:
868:
866:
865:
860:
858:
857:
852:
850:
849:
844:
842:
841:
836:
834:
833:
828:
826:
825:
820:
819:
817:
813:
808:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
724:
722:
718:
714:
707:
702:
700:
695:
693:
688:
687:
684:
678:, part 1 of 7
677:
674:
672:
669:
668:
658:
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
637:Artibus Asiae
633:
632:
613:
607:
603:
602:
594:
587:
579:
564:
560:
556:
549:
543:
542:9780714124469
539:
535:
531:
526:
511:
507:
503:
496:
481:on 2007-08-18
480:
476:
472:
468:
462:
447:
443:
439:
432:
425:
419:
404:
397:
391:
376:
372:
366:
358:
354:
347:
339:
337:0-521-43519-6
333:
329:
324:
323:
314:
312:
310:
294:
288:
284:
280:
276:
275:
270:
263:
259:
248:
245:
244:
238:
234:
231:
225:
221:
218:
215:
212:
209:
205:
202:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
182:
181:
179:
175:
170:
168:
164:
163:Shang dynasty
159:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
138:
129:
120:
111:
107:
103:
98:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
62:
54:
46:
42:
34:
29:
21:
1024:36°7′15.71″N
1017:
1004:
994:
967:
959:
951:
943:
935:
926:
919:
911:
903:
895:
887:
879:
871:
863:
855:
854:Guoji Zibai
847:
839:
831:
823:
640:
636:
615:. Retrieved
600:
593:
584:
578:
566:. Retrieved
558:
548:
533:
525:
513:. Retrieved
505:
495:
483:. Retrieved
479:the original
470:
461:
449:. Retrieved
441:
431:
423:
418:
406:. Retrieved
390:
378:. Retrieved
365:
356:
346:
321:
296:. Retrieved
272:
262:
235:
232:
229:
171:
160:
134:
106:oracle bones
99:
94:
64:
40:
38:
1039: /
950:Fujita ram
942:Fu Hao owl
742:Fangyi (方彜)
178:grave goods
1054:Categories
910:Shi Qiang
797:TLV mirror
617:2014-02-23
254:References
75:Late Shang
958:Simu Xin
934:Luboshez
927:Bianzhong
894:Mao Gong
878:Kang Hou
752:Guang (觥)
727:Bianzhong
568:August 4,
515:August 4,
485:August 4,
451:August 4,
408:August 4,
380:August 6,
298:March 10,
167:lacquered
66:Fù Hǎo Mù
870:Houmuwu
732:Ding (鼎)
269:"Fu Hao"
241:See also
198:Shijiahe
194:Hongshan
190:Liangzhu
186:Longshan
978:Related
904:fanglei
787:You (卣)
777:Lei (罍)
772:Jue (爵)
767:Jia (斝)
757:Gui (簋)
737:Dui (敦)
657:3249839
110:Wu Ding
990:Taotie
838:Da Yu
830:Da Ke
822:Da He
782:Yi (匜)
762:Hu (壺)
747:Gu (觚)
655:
608:
540:
532:(ed).
334:
289:
222:6,900
156:Fu Hao
102:Fu Hao
79:Anyang
63::
61:pinyin
55::
47::
1085:Yinxu
966:Song
952:guang
936:guang
720:Types
653:JSTOR
399:(PDF)
330:–27.
224:cowry
144:Yinxu
83:Henan
71:Yinxu
960:ding
918:Shi
902:Min
896:ding
872:ding
840:ding
832:ding
824:ding
606:ISBN
570:2007
538:ISBN
517:2007
487:2007
453:2007
410:2007
382:2007
332:ISBN
300:2018
287:ISBN
196:and
137:1976
39:The
968:gui
944:zun
920:zun
912:pan
888:gui
886:Li
880:gui
864:zun
862:He
856:pan
848:zun
645:doi
279:doi
135:In
81:in
57:妇好墓
49:婦好墓
1056::
651:.
641:43
639:.
604:.
561:.
557:.
508:.
504:.
473:.
469:.
444:.
440:.
401:.
373:.
355:.
328:26
308:^
285:.
277:.
271:.
192:,
188:,
158:.
114:c.
95:M5
59:;
51:;
31:A
705:e
698:t
691:v
659:.
647::
620:.
572:.
519:.
489:.
455:.
412:.
384:.
359:.
340:.
302:.
281::
43:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
