Emperor Ming of Southern Qi
Emperor Ming of Southern Qi ( 齊明帝), personal name Xiao Luan (蕭鸞), courtesy name Jingqi (景棲), childhood name Xuandu (玄度), was an emperor of the Southern Qi dynasty of China. He was a nephew of the Southern Qi founder Emperor Gao, who later became prime minister during the reign of Emperor Gao's great-grandson Xiao Zhaoye.
Tianlu statue at the tomb of Emperor Ming
Sculpture at the tomb of Emperor Ming
Tianlu statue at Emperor Ming's tomb
Qi, known in historiography as the Southern Qi or Xiao Qi, was a Chinese imperial dynasty and the second of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties era. It followed the Liu Song dynasty and was succeeded by the Liang dynasty. The main polity to its north were the Northern Wei.
Brick relief from the Dengxian tomb, Dengxian, Henan. Southern Dynasties, c. 500 CE.