Soldiers from the mausoleum of Shihuangdi (the first emperor of Qin),
Of the Lington, Shaanxi Province.
These statues were discovered in 1974 when peasants were digging a well and came across the subterranean tomb. Sometime between 221-210 BCE Shihuangdi brought warring states together, and upon his death terracotta soldiers were created and placed outside of his tomb in military formation. This was so that he would have an army to protect him in the afterlife. A army of 8,000 soldiers facing east with 100 horses
made of terracotta molds were all standardized with limbs, a torso, and heads. The soldiers were life-size and then made into individuals. Sculptors were later brought in to stylize and make the faces individual. The soldiers were furnished with real weapons of bronze and wood, and fired in giant kilns in a highly organized process.
TOMB MODEL OF A HOUSE.
In Eastern Han dynasty around the 1st– mid-2nd century CE. This model of a house stands about, 52︎ ✕ 331⁄2︎ x 27︎ (132.1 ✕ 85.1 ✕ 68.6 cm). It represents a typical Han dwelling. The house is four stories high with a watchtower at the top of the roof that faces a small walled courtyard. On the first floor, it was said that it was occupied by animals such as pigs and oxen. The upper levels was typically where the family lived.
There were paintings on the exterior walls shows structural features such as post lintel. It was attention drawn to the trees with crows on the branches that flanked the entrance. Hans palaces were usually decorated with paint and inlaid with precious metals and stones.
The most important manifestation of the Han imperial order was architecture such as vast palatial complexes and towered gateways. City walls were later built as a symbol of power and prestige as well as for defenses. A variety of architectural models were placed in Han tombs for uses in the afterlife. The house symbolizes the high status of the person or family buried in the tomb.
Tomb of Emperor Nintoku, Sakai, Osaka, Prefecture, Japan
During Kofun period,in the late 4th to early 5th century CE.
A keyhole-shaped tomb was built and surrounded by 3 moats
This specific shape was reserved for emperors, empresses, and other officials. Although it is one of 50 in the city, it is the largest of its kind. It is even larger than the Pyramids of Giza.
It has a raised burial mound in the center and is filled with Haniwa which are hollow ceramic sculptures that are made into the shapes of ceremonial objects like houses and boats. Later living creatures were added such as birds, deer, dogs, monkeys, horses, and cows.
The keyhole shaped tomb is about 486 meters in length, 249 meters in diameter, 35 meters in height form the back circular mound, 305 meters in width, and 33 meters in height for the front mound. The mound is three-tiered with tsukuridashi (a space for religious ceremonies) on either side of the narrowest part of the tomb. Typically, a rectangular stone coffin is placed in a pit-style burial chamber and was excavated from the front rectangular mound. Along with it, swords, fine armor, glass pots, dishes. It is about a 2.8 kilometer walkway encircling the tomb, which takes an hour to walk around.