Han dynasty jade burial suit
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The Han dynasty jade burial suit is an ancient Chinese funerary garment made of thousands of jade plaques sewn together, used to encase the bodies of elite nobles in the belief that jade could preserve the corpse and confer immortality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Han dynasty jade burial suit canonical | 1 |
| jade burial suit of Dou Wan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2109468 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Han dynasty jade burial suit Context triple: [National Museum of China, notableExhibit, Han dynasty jade burial suit]
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Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
The Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng is a lavish Warring States–period burial site in present-day Hubei, China, famed for its exceptionally well-preserved bronze bells and other ritual artifacts that illuminate ancient Chinese music and court culture.
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B.
Mawangdui Han Tombs
Mawangdui Han Tombs is an archaeological site near Changsha in Hunan, China, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Western Han dynasty tombs, artifacts, and the mummified body of Lady Dai.
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C.
Terracotta Army
The Terracotta Army is a vast collection of life-sized clay soldiers and horses buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to guard him in the afterlife.
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D.
Tarim mummies
The Tarim mummies are remarkably well-preserved ancient human remains, many with distinctly Caucasoid features and elaborate textiles, discovered in the arid Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, and dating back as far as the early Bronze Age.
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E.
Chu silk manuscripts
The Chu silk manuscripts are ancient Chinese texts from the Warring States period, written on silk and notable for their early depictions of cosmology, mythology, and divination practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Han dynasty jade burial suit Target entity description: The Han dynasty jade burial suit is an ancient Chinese funerary garment made of thousands of jade plaques sewn together, used to encase the bodies of elite nobles in the belief that jade could preserve the corpse and confer immortality.
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A.
Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
The Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng is a lavish Warring States–period burial site in present-day Hubei, China, famed for its exceptionally well-preserved bronze bells and other ritual artifacts that illuminate ancient Chinese music and court culture.
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B.
Mawangdui Han Tombs
Mawangdui Han Tombs is an archaeological site near Changsha in Hunan, China, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Western Han dynasty tombs, artifacts, and the mummified body of Lady Dai.
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C.
Terracotta Army
The Terracotta Army is a vast collection of life-sized clay soldiers and horses buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to guard him in the afterlife.
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D.
Tarim mummies
The Tarim mummies are remarkably well-preserved ancient human remains, many with distinctly Caucasoid features and elaborate textiles, discovered in the arid Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, and dating back as far as the early Bronze Age.
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E.
Chu silk manuscripts
The Chu silk manuscripts are ancient Chinese texts from the Warring States period, written on silk and notable for their early depictions of cosmology, mythology, and divination practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Chinese funerary garment
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archaeological artifact type ⓘ jade burial suit ⓘ |
| archaeologicalDiscovery | found in Han dynasty tomb excavations ⓘ |
| associatedBelief |
jade can prevent decay of the body
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jade has preservative powers ⓘ jade is linked to immortality ⓘ |
| burialContext |
aristocratic tombs
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imperial tombs ⓘ |
| composedOf | thousands of small jade plaques ⓘ |
| coversBodyPart |
arms
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feet ⓘ hands ⓘ head ⓘ legs ⓘ torso ⓘ |
| culture |
Han Chinese
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surface form:
Han Chinese culture
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| eligibility | restricted to members of the Han imperial family and high aristocracy ⓘ |
| function | funerary garment for burial ⓘ |
| legalStatusInAntiquity | regulated by Han dynasty sumptuary laws ⓘ |
| madeOf |
copper wire
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gold wire ⓘ jade plaques ⓘ silk thread ⓘ silver wire ⓘ |
| manufacturingTechnique |
jade plaques drilled and sewn together
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plaques joined with metal wire or thread ⓘ |
| museumCollection |
Hebei Provincial Museum
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Nanjing Museum ⓘ National Museum of China ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Han dynasty jade burial suit
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
jade burial suit of Dou Wan
jade burial suit of Liu Sheng, Prince of Zhongshan ⓘ |
| originCountry | China ⓘ |
| purpose |
to confer immortality
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to encase the body of the deceased ⓘ to preserve the corpse ⓘ |
| rarity | extremely rare surviving artifact type ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
studied in Chinese archaeology
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studied in art history of ancient China ⓘ |
| symbolism |
purity and incorruptibility associated with jade
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status and wealth of the deceased ⓘ |
| timeOfUse | approximately 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| typicalPlaqueShape | rectangular jade plaques ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial of emperors
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burial of high-ranking nobles ⓘ burial of imperial princes ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Han dynasty
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surface form:
Eastern Han dynasty
Han dynasty ⓘ Han dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Western Han dynasty
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Subject: Han dynasty jade burial suit Description of subject: The Han dynasty jade burial suit is an ancient Chinese funerary garment made of thousands of jade plaques sewn together, used to encase the bodies of elite nobles in the belief that jade could preserve the corpse and confer immortality.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Han dynasty jade burial suit
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notableExample
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Han dynasty jade burial suit
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this entity surface form:
jade burial suit of Dou Wan