Artist: unknown
Title: The Fei-yi ("Flying Banner") placed over the coffin of the deceased
Material: pigment on silk
Site: from the tomb of the Marquise of Dai, at Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan.
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Period/Date: ca. 180 B.C.E.
Iconography/Iconology: The tomb in which this object was found, belonged to the lady, Marquise of Dai, a member of the royal family of the Chu state which controlled much of southern China during the early Han Dynasty. This banner may have been carried in a funeral procession and was subsequently placed over the inner coffin of the deceased lady.
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