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title: Han Jade Burial Suit
author: Jose Luiz
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7356/han-jade-burial-suit/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Han Jade Burial Suit

_Authored by Jose Luiz_

## Image File

[![Han Jade Burial Suit](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7356.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7356.jpg)

## Image Caption

A funerary garment from the [Han dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Han_Dynasty/) (2nd century BCE - 2 century CE). Made from hundreds of small rectangles of jade stitched together using [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) and [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) wire, they were used to completely encase the body of deceased royalty. (On exhibition at the Neues Museum, Berlin)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Luiz, J. (2017, September 29). Han Jade Burial Suit. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7356/han-jade-burial-suit/>
### Chicago
Luiz, Jose. "Han Jade Burial Suit." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 29, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7356/han-jade-burial-suit/>.
### MLA
Luiz, Jose. "Han Jade Burial Suit." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7356/han-jade-burial-suit/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jade_burial_suit_of_the_Chu_family_(Western_Han_dynasty)_-_China_und_%C3%84gypten_exhibition_in_the_Neues_Museum_-_Berlin_-_Germany_2017_(2).jpg) by [**Jose Luiz**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jade_burial_suit_of_the_Chu_family_(Western_Han_dynasty)_-_China_und_%C3%84gypten_exhibition_in_the_Neues_Museum_-_Berlin_-_Germany_2017_(2).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 September 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.