Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History · leaf 144
betans) with a force of overten thousand men attacked the watch-towers near Kan-chou fu in Kan-su Province,and killed or captured the officers and privates occupying them (Chavannes, ToungPao, 1906, p. 257). Beacon-towers in which lookout soldiers were kept, tun tai(No. 12,205), were still in… … 208 Chinese Clay Figures representing such watch-towers; and all these, according to the unanimoustestimony of the Chinese, have been found in graves of Kan-su Province.The conclusion would seem justified that pottery of this type was in-terred, as worthy emblems of their martial calling, with…
Sculpture -- China · Arms and armor, Chinese · China -- Antiquities
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