ID: 700009114 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009114	Record Type: Movable Work
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Wu Family Shrines (assemblage (archaeological artifacts); various artists, unknown Han; Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE); Shandong (Zhongguo, Asia, World, Top of the TGN hierarchy); )

Note: Assemblage of pictorial stones, steles, gate-pillars, and chambers, noted for carved images of legendary rulers, heroes, historical and mythological narratives, and other scenes. Items have been brought together and dispersed variously over the centuries. Traditionally dated to the mid-second century during the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) the pictorial stone carvings, and the rubbings made from them, have been recognized since the Song dynasty (960-1279) as some of the most valuable and authentic materials for the study of Chinese antiquity. The name derives from four memorial steles that were said to be dedicated to four males of the Wu family, for which the entire assemblage was then named.

Titles:

Wu Family Shrines (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

武氏祠 (C,U,Chinese,U,U)

Catalog Level: object grouping

Work Types:

assemblage (archaeological artifacts) [300256847] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Object Groupings and Systems (hierarchy name), object groupings, <object groupings by general context>)

carvings (visual works) [300047203]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by technique>)

pictorial stones (Chinese reliefs) [300419340]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by technique>, reliefs (sculptures), bas-reliefs (sculpture))

shrines (structures) [300007558]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

architecture

Creation Date: Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)

Creator Display:

various artists, unknown Han [preferred]

unknown Han (Chinese) (Han (Chinese) cultural designation) [500203385]

unknown Chinese (Chinese cultural designation) [500125222]

Locations:

Current: Shandong [7002085] China (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: carved and engraved stone; masonry construction

	stone (worked rock) [300011176]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

	bas-relief (sculpture technique) [300053623]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <object-making processes and techniques>, sculpting, sculpture techniques, relief (sculpture techniques))

	engraving (action) [300053829]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>)

Dimensions: various dimensions

General Subject:

history and legend (preferred)

religion and mythology

funerary

Specific Subjects:

	Wu family (Chinese clan, Eastern Han dynasty) [500476205]
	.....(Corporate Bodies) (ULAN)

	memorial (monument) [300006956]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Wu Family Shrines	........ [VP]
	........ Wu Family Shrines, Princeton University (2004-)
	........ Liu et al, Recarving China's Past: Wu Family Shrines (2005)
武氏祠	........ [VP]
	........ Wikipedia (2000-) accessed 27 September 2018; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Family_Shrines

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Wu Family Shrines, Princeton University (2004-) accessed 27 September 2018