Meet the queen mother of the west

The Western Han Dynasty

[Original stone source] Unearthed from the No.1 Han Tomb of Qishan, Peixian County

[Excavated time] May 1977

[Rubbing size] 80 cm high, 256 cm wide

[Original Stone Hiding Place] Xuzhou Museum (Xuzhou Han Stone Sculpture Art Museum)

[Picture description] Stone coffin tomb side plate, the picture is Yin line engraved, the picture content from the left and right divided into four groups. The first group engrave a visit to the "Queen Mother of the West", the queen mother of the West in the upstairs by a few sitting, downstairs there is a big bird, mouth with food. Outside the building there are two gods pound medicine, three foot black and nine-tailed fox mouth food. A human head with a snake, a horse head, a bird head and an elder with a sword are worshiping the West Queen Mother. Because the Queen Mother of the West is the Emperor's special department of disease, in charge of the elixir of life. The second group carved a tree with a bird on it; Under the tree, one man is about to shoot, while another looks on. The third set of images is to build inspiration. The fourth set featured jousting and cockfighting.