China News Service, Xi'an, July 20 (Reporter Alina) Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Museum announced on the 20th the latest research results of Qin Mausoleum K9901 accompanying burial pit No. 4 and No. 28.
Figure 28 pottery.
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The mausoleum of the first emperor of Qin K9901 is located in the southeast of the mausoleum of the first emperor of Qin, between the inner and outer city walls.
No. 4 Hundred Opera Figures.
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Through two excavations, the burial pit was fully exposed, and more than 30 pottery figurines were unearthed.
From the analysis of the posture of the restored terracotta figurines, their style and characteristics are completely different from those of the Qin Terracotta Warriors. Preliminary judgments suggest that these terracotta figurines may be the Hundred Opera figurines that symbolize the entertainment activities of the Qin Dynasty.
Fig. 4 unearthed in K9901, the upper body of the figurine is decorated with circular bubble nails similar to those on the gates of imperial palaces in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Among the Qin Dynasty pottery figurines that have been unearthed, No. 4 figurine is a fine work of art that retains more artistic information of the Qin Dynasty.
The whole body painting of pottery figurines is the best cultural relic that has survived in the Baixi figurines.
The unearthed site of the Qin Mausoleum's Hundred Opera Figures.
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The upper body is covered with bubble nails, and the sun octagonal pattern is decorated between the bubble nails; the lower body is covered with a lot of exquisite decorations.
The remaining painted patterns of the No. 4 Baixi figurines are mainly concentrated on the tops, collars, sleeves and trousers belts. There are three main patterns: octagonal star pattern, geometric pattern and cloud pattern.
The top is black with an octagonal star pattern, with yellow beading in the middle.
The collar, sleeves and belt are geometrically decorated, sometimes decorated with "leaf of grass", which can be observed in white, black, yellow and purple.
Qinling K9901 burial pit.
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The Qinling Museum and the China National Silk Museum have carried out the textile restoration work of the painted ornaments of the No. 4 Baixi figurines.
The main body of the jacket is presumed to be a silk brocade decorated with an octagonal star pattern, which is restored by jacquard weaving; the neckline, sleeve edge and belt are presumed to be silk woven fabrics with geometric patterns, which are also restored by jacquard weaving; the pants are presumed to be silk The cloud pattern of embroidery uses plain silk as the embroidery ground, and is restored by the lock embroidery stitch method.
The pottery figurine No. 28 unearthed in K9901 was found at the east end of the third passage hole in the burial pit of K9901. After preliminary matching of the unearthed pottery pieces, it was found that it was different from the pottery figurine unearthed in Qinling. Land on the ground, feet tucked under hips, arms stretched back.
It took nine months to complete the restoration of No. 28 Baixi figurines.
Three fingerprints found on the abdomen of figurine No. 28.
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Due to the special posture of No. 28 figurines, even after the restoration is completed, it is difficult to directly use the cultural relics for research, display and utilization.
To this end, the Qinling Museum and the School of Information Science and Technology of Northwestern University have carried out 3D scanning and modeling of No. 28 figurine. Using high-precision surface 3D scanning and texture photography technology, a high-precision modeling of the surface and geometric shape of the cultural relic has been constructed.
It enables researchers and the public to understand the posture of No. 28 figurines and the details of the cultural relics by browsing the three-dimensional models of the cultural relics.
No. 28 figurines were repaired and reinforced inside.
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In the process of painting and protecting the surface of Baixi figurine No. 28, researchers found three consecutive fingerprints on the painted surface of its abdomen.
Fingerprint experts from professional institutions have collected data and marked features of the three fingerprints. After systematically researching and judging the three fingerprints using the statistical analysis technology of fingerprints, it is found that the characteristics of these three fingerprints are highly similar to those of teenagers. It can be inferred that the craftsman who left fingerprints on this pottery figurine is very likely to be a teenager.
According to reports, the Qinling Museum is actively working with domestic scientific research institutions and professional groups to carry out the collection, analysis, utilization and activation of cultural relics information while doing scientific and technological protection and restoration of the No. 4 and No. 28 figurines unearthed in Qinling K9901.
The picture shows the restoration results of clothing decoration.
Photo by Gao Cheng
Through the restoration of the painted paintings of the Qin figurines and the processing of modern textiles, the exquisite costume art of the Qin Dynasty two thousand years ago is displayed; through the analysis of the fingerprints of the Qin people, the public can know the identity information of the craftsmen of the Qin Dynasty.
All these make the research and utilization of cultural relics closer to the life of the public, so that the rich and colorful life of Qin people more than two thousand years ago can cross time and space to meet the public today.
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