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A scientific investigation of lacquer ware incised KaoGong: Excavated from barrow No.7, Tsaram Xiongnu cemetery

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This paper reports the scientific investigation of a lacquer fragment unearthed from Barrow No. 7 in the Tsaram Xiongu cemetery. This lacquerware has an inscription suggesting that it was made in the Western Han Kao Gong workshop. Microscopic observation can determine that the foundation of this ware is composed of a mixture of lacquer, bone particles, and colorless minerals. It also has a layer of silk fabric, indicating its production for Han imperial use.

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The author would like to thank Professor Sergei Stepanovich Miniaev from the Institute of the History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Science, for giving him the opportunity to investigate this lacquered object from Barrow No. 7 in the Tsaram Xiongu Cemetery, Russia.

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Okada, F. A scientific investigation of lacquer ware incised KaoGong: Excavated from barrow No.7, Tsaram Xiongnu cemetery. asian archaeol 3, 71–74 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41826-019-00026-x

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