What question did this study set out to answer?

To analyze the inscriptions on stone labels found in a Cao Wei tomb, focusing on gender distinctions and historical context.

June 11, 2026

Re-understanding of the Inscriptions on the Stone Labels (Jie) Unearthed from the Cao Wei Tomb at Xizhu Village in Luoyang

Puntos clave

To analyze the inscriptions on stone labels found in a Cao Wei tomb, focusing on gender distinctions and historical context.
Examine two sets of unearthed stone labels from the Cao Wei tomb.
Analyze inscriptions for gender characteristics and significance of Buddhist art.
Investigate the trade implications of recorded foreign ivory.
Inscriptions indicate distinct male and female tomb owners based on funerary objects.
The 'Bi-Tian figure of Buddha' is noted as the earliest record of turquoise-inlaid Buddhist sculptures in China.
Records of Parthian ivory confirm foreign trade routes during the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Resumen

There may be two sets of stone labels (Jie, 楬) were unearthed from the Cao Wei tomb at Xizhu village in Luoyang, and the funerary objects recorded on them have obvious gender characteristics, belonging to male and female tomb owners. The inscription “Roudou (肉兜)” may be a container shaped like a helmet, slightly deep like a basin. The inscriptions “figure of Buddha” and “Bi-Tian (碧窴) figure of Buddha” are of great significance for the study of early Buddhist statues in northern China. “Bi-Tian (碧窴) figure of Buddha” is currently the earliest record of Buddhist sculptures inlaid with turquoise in China. The records of Parthian ivory in inscriptions confirm the existence of foreign commercial trade during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the ivories in the Central Plains during this period have been obtained through the coastal trade route of the Sun Wu.

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