The Liao dynasty (/ l j aʊ /; [3] Khitan: Mos Jælud; traditional Chinese: 遼朝; simplified Chinese: 辽朝; pinyin: Liáo cháo), [4] also known as the Khitan State (Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur), [5] officially the Great Liao (Chinese: 大遼; pinyin: Dà Liáo), was a Khitan-led imperial dynasty of China and empire ruled by the Yelü clan ...

Title: Funerary mask. Period: Liao dynasty (907–1125) Date: 11th century. Culture: China. Medium: Gilt bronze. Dimensions: H. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore, 1954. Object Number: 54.44.2

Though the excavation site for this mask is unknown, similar specimens have often been found in the province of Jehol. The mask under consideration is vaguely thought to be a death-mask of the Liao period, and it is the purpose of this paper to confirm that supposition. The mask was made by hammering a bronze sheet 25 cm. long and 0.17 cm ...

Funerary masks made of bronze, gilt bronze, silver, and gold foil are a well known feature of Liao burial custom. Compare the Liao silver mask in the collection of the Museé Guimet, illustrated by Delacour in the catalogue entitled De bronze, d’or et d’argent: Arts somptuaires de la Chine, Paris, 2001, pp. 275-277.

Excavations of Liao tombs have revealed masks made of copper, bronze, gilded bronze, silver, and the discovery in 2003 of the Liao dynasty tomb of the Princess of Chen and her husband, Xiao Shaoju, provided archaeological evidence of burial masks being made from gold sheet.

Unlike traditional Chinese burial customs, the Liao often used gold or gilt bronze funerary masks in burials of important individuals. It is thought these masks were portraits of the deceased. This superb life size example of a serenely elegant young …

2014年9月30日 · The metal mask from the Liao dynasty (917‒1125 CE), decorated with facial features, is 21 cm long, 19 cm wide (including the ears), and 0.5 mm thick, is made of copper as stated in the record. Corr...

2019年11月7日 · The discovery in 2003 of the Liao dynasty tomb of the Princess of Chen and her husband, Xiao Shaoju, in Naiman Banner, Inner Mongolia, provided archaeological evidence of masks being made from gold sheet.

2018年8月15日 · Placing a metal mask on the face of the deceased was a unique, probably originally tribal, burial custom during the Liao dynasty in China. The Liao dynasty was founded by a semi-nomadic tribe of hunters and pastoral people named Qidan (Khitan) .

A small hole pierced on each side of the forehead allowed for attachment to a crown or headdress, which would have contributed to the elaborate accoutrement of a grand Liao burial. Due to their function as portraits, masks were individualized, comparable in fact to the death masks of Western cultures.