Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Asian
6. East Asian
7. Chinese (culture or style)
8. Chinese dynastic styles and periods
9. Han (Chinese, culture, style, period)

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the culture, style, and period associated with the rule of Wang Man in China, who usurped the Western Han throne in 9 CE, and ruled as sole emperor of the Xin dynasty until its capture in 23 CE. When the Liu family reasserted itself, Guangwudi ruled from 25-57 CE, making Luoyang the capital, about 100 kilometers east of Chang'an, about 15 kilometers from modern Luoyang in Henan Province. During this period, brown-and-green-glazed pottery production spread through the Yellow River Valley and into the Yangzi Valley. Pictoral bricks and engraved tomb slabs were mass-produced, typically with scenes of wine-making, harvesting, and banquets.