A Jade Burial and the Kingdom of Nanyue
Jade, silk and hemp cloth give a royal burial suit its human shape and reveal several different kinds of skilled assembly.
The Royal Tomb area of the Nanyue King Museum centers on the tomb of King Wen and its excavated objects. The silk-threaded jade suit gives the burial a human scale, while the museum places it within the history of Nanyue and the region around Guangzhou.
Jade, silk and hemp cloth give a royal burial suit its human shape and reveal several different kinds of skilled assembly.