Han Dynasty Cavalryman by Jack Huang [Commission] : 汉游骑- 黄孤忠 书封面
Artwork by: Jack Huang (OP)
Commissioned artwork for Author Baptiste Pinson Wu's Three Kingdoms Chronicles series. Artwork bashed and rendered by Jack Huang (OP). A Han dynasty light cavalryman on an unbarded horse galloping into a fiery camp. He wears a well-protected scale-coated cuirass with sewn-in sleeves and faulds. His lamellar helmet is surmounted by a brilliant gilded crest in the shape of a taotie (emblazoned zoomorphic shapes) He carries a slung recurved war bow and quiver, and for his melee weapon carries a single- edged ring- pommeled slashing sword.
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HAN GENERAL'S ARMOR
.jpg "This suit of armor is recreated from the set recovered from the tomb of Liu Sheng (165 BC ~ 133 BC), Prince of Zhongshan (中山靖王), who was a king/prince of Western Han. Yes, King, for at least in the early part of the Han dynasty, much of what was eastern part of the empire was actually a series of semi- independent vassal states ruled over by imperial princes and uncles of the Liu clan.")
This suit of armor is recreated from the set recovered from the tomb of Liu Sheng (165 BC ~ 133 BC), Prince of Zhongshan (中山靖王), who was a king/prince of Western Han. Yes, King, for at least in the early part of the Han dynasty, much of what was eastern part of the empire was actually a series of semi- independent vassal states ruled over by imperial princes and uncles of the Liu clan.
Armor from Liu Sheng's Mausoleum, scale coated cuirass with separated flaps of attached faulds. The armor was fashioned like an article of clothing or a protective coat, and also had sleeves of scales sewn in with the armored coat. The front of the armor could be opened and is secured with silk knots.
Warring States era example of a stylized Taotie headcrest that would have fitted over hide helmets worn by warriors. Though the leather have since decomposed the stylized fittings remains. Taotie have ritual significance and at time were see as apotropaic protection against curses and misfortunes.
2 Reconstructed suits of Han dynasty armor. Han dynasty armors are frequently attached to pauldrons. The heavier armors have a full armored sleeve to protect against the usually vulnerable armpits of the lamellar wearer. Many Han armors, such as the 襟领铠 Jīn lǐng kǎi, "Collared" lamellar armor also have raised back and side collars to protect against glancing sword slashes towards the wearer's neck.
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