An Underestimated Important Discovery of 66 Years: The Tomb of Zhang Sheng from the Sui Dynasty in Anyang (Part 2)
2025-08-25
This article focuses on the sculptures unearthed from Zhang Sheng's tomb, which are mainly figurines, but also include a small number of animal sculptures.
The types of figurines unearthed from Zhang Sheng's tomb are diverse, primarily including warrior figurines, attendant figurines, musician figurines, and white clay figurines of foreigners. There are two warrior figurines, each wearing a helmet with a protruding crest, adorned with bright armor, a sash around the waist, and loose-fitting trousers. The entire body is coated with white glaze, which appears slightly blue in thicker areas, reflecting the historical connection between Sui Dynasty white porcelain and blue-and-white porcelain.
There are also two attendant figurines, wearing small caps, round-necked wide-sleeved robes, overlaid with chain mail, sashes around their waists, boots on their feet, and swords in both hands on lotus pedestals. They are covered in white glaze with black decorations on their caps, hair, eyebrows, and eyes, creating a striking contrast between black and white that highlights their artistic expressiveness.
Two tomb guardians, each approximately 50–56 centimeters in height, feature a human face and animal body design, with three tufts of flame-shaped mane and a spear on their backs. Their form inherits the crouching posture characteristic of tomb guardians from the Northern Wei period in Luoyang, with the entire figure in a crouching position, front limbs upright and rear limbs bent, resting on a rectangular base. The entire body is covered in white glaze, with black enamel dots decorating the top of the head, eyebrows, eyes, and joints of the front limbs, creating a striking contrast and showcasing a unique artistic style.
The 13 musical and dance figurines (8 musical figurines and 5 dance figurines) are important materials for studying music in the Sui Dynasty. They are 17-19 cm tall, with flat buns on their heads, wearing narrow-sleeved tunics and high-waisted skirts with striped patterns, and holding instruments such as the pipa, konghou, and xiao, with expressions of intense concentration as they play. Their robes were originally colored green, brown, red, and yellow, providing crucial physical evidence for the study of the Sui Dynasty's seated musical ensemble system.。
此外，墓中还出土白陶僧俑、白陶胡俑等，反映多元文化融合特征。
高20.5cm、20.5cm、20.5cm、20.4cm
高20.5cm、20.5cm、20.5cm、20.9cm
高26.5cm、25.5cm、26cm、26.5cm
本篇聚集张盛墓出土的雕塑类，主要为人物俑，还含少部分动物雕塑。
张盛墓出土的俑类型丰富，主要包括武士俑、侍吏俑、伎乐俑及白陶胡俑等。武士俑共2件，头戴冲角兜鍪、身穿明光铠，腰系蹀躞带，下穿束缚大口裤，通体施白釉，釉厚处略呈青色，体现隋代白瓷源于青瓷的渊源。
侍吏俑亦为2件，头戴小冠，身穿圆领广袖衣，外罩裲裆铠，腰束带，足蹬靴，双手供剑于覆莲座，通体施白釉并以黑彩装饰冠、发、眉眼等部位，黑白对比鲜明，凸显艺术表现力。
镇墓兽2件，通高约50-56厘米，呈人面兽身造型，背部饰有三撮火焰形鬃毛及冲天戟。其形制承袭北魏洛阳时期镇墓兽的蹲踞式特征，整体呈蹲坐状，前肢直立、后肢屈蹲于长方形底座之上。通体施白釉，头顶、眉毛、眼珠、前肢关节等处以黑彩点饰，形成鲜明对比，展现出独特的艺术风格。
伎乐俑共13件（乐俑8件、舞俑5件）是研究隋代音乐的重要资料，高17-19厘米，头梳平髻，身着窄袖襦衣与间色条纹高腰裙，手持琵琶、箜篌、排箫等乐器，神情专注演奏，衣裙曾有绿、褐、红、黄诸色，为研究隋代坐部伎乐制提供关键实物。
此外，墓中还出土白陶僧俑、白陶胡俑等，反映多元文化融合特征。
高20.5cm、20.5cm、20.5cm、20.4cm
高20.5cm、20.5cm、20.5cm、20.9cm
高26.5cm、25.5cm、26cm、26.5cm
