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Jade shroud sewn with silk, and two dragon- The King of Nanyue's jade shroud reflects a burial
shaped jades practice copied from the kings of small states in
eastern China. These kings were all members of
Length 173 (67 V 2), width 44 (17 Vs)
the imperial Liu family, ruling from the time of the
Western Han Dynasty, second century BCE installation of the Han emperor in the late third
From the tomb of the King of Nanyue at Xianggang,
century BCE. They controlled small eastern king-
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
doms under the supreme power of the emperor. In
The Museum of the Western Han Tomb of the following so closely the practices of the imperial
Nanyue King, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province family, the king demonstrated his adherence to the
same views and beliefs of the Han imperial house.
Zhao Mo did his best to emulate the rulers of the
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