Ban Gu was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han, the second of China's 24 dynastic histories. He also wrote a number of fu, a major literary f
Ban Gu, 1st-century Chinese poet, historian, and compiler of the Book of Han
CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit painted figure of a cavalryman, horse detail
Han poetry is associated with the Han dynasty era of China, 206 BC – 220 AD, including the Wang Mang interregnum. Han poetry is considered a significant period in Classical Chinese poetry due to sever
Ban Gu
…Ban Chao's eldest son) Ban Shi (班始; ?–130; Ban Xiong's son) Ban Yong (班勇; ?–c. 128; youngest son of Ban Chao) Ban Zhao (班昭; c. 45 – c. 117; daughter) Han poetry Twenty-Four Histories…
CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit – a rare surviving fragment of the Xiping Stone Classics, a series which included the Shijing poetry anthology, which was part of the legacy of poetry contributing to the Han dynastic era.
A Han dynasty terracotta horse head (1st–2nd century AD).
Su Wu in foreign captivity, where he was forced to herd sheep or goats. From the Long Corridor.
Liangyuan Gathering: Song dynasty painting of a Han dynasty literary gathering in the Liang Garden of Liu Wu, Prince of Liang. Liang was one of the principalities of the Han empire, and an area (like its Prince Liu Wu) associated with great literary attainment.