In Dabaodang of Shenmu in Shaanxi Province of China, 14 stone reliefs tombs of Han Dynasty were discovered and construction materials of one stone reliefs tomb of Han Dynasty were collected. These tombs were built around 100CE and 140CE and caught attention of many with coloring and engravings on only the door of chamber of tomb. The common theme of the engravings of door was ascendence to immortality, and there was a tendency to standardize the composition of subject materials. Such trend was most apparent in engravings of door leaf. Engravings of Door of Han Dynasty tombs of Dabaodang show us what the Middle of Eastern Han Officials thought of roles of "doors." Engravings of Door differ from Eastern Han stone reliefs tombs and shrines from other regions in that its basic themes are stylized animal mask holding a ring in mouth and Red Phoenixes(or the big scarlet birds). In other regions, various engraved subjects in the stone reliefs tomb tend to be used to compose the engravings of door leaf. In contrast, the elements of the engravings of door leaf are limited in Han Dynasty tombs of Dabaodang and shows some standardization in the composition of engraved subjects. We can see that the tendency to set Four Directional Deities as the main figure of the engravings of door to some degree affected the subject composition of the engravings of door leaf. Such trend is the biggest characteristic of the composition of the engravings of door leaf in Han Dynasty tombs of Dabaodang. The fact that the Four Directional Deities played a major role in the composition of the engravings of door means that the architects of Han Dynasty tombs of Dabaodang paid special attention to the guarding of the tomb and that such attention was reflected in the subject composition of the engravings of door. Thus, through such standardized subject compositions, the engravings of door leaf in Han Dynasty tombs of Dabaodang shows the perception that the door is not only the entrance to the separated space of the tomb but also the boundary of the whole interior of the tomb and the tomb itself.

In Dabaodang of Shenmu in Shaanxi Province of China, 14 stone reliefs tombs of Han Dynasty were discovered and construction materials of one stone reliefs tomb of Han Dynasty were collected. These tombs were built around 100CE and 140CE and caught attention of many with coloring and engravings on only the door of chamber of tomb. The common theme of the engravings of door was ascendence to immortality, and there was a tendency to standardize the composition of subject materials. Such trend was most apparent in engravings of door leaf. Engravings of Door of Han Dynasty tombs of Dabaodang show us what the Middle of Eastern Han Officials thought of roles of "doors." Engravings of Door differ from Eastern Han stone reliefs tombs and shrines from other regions in that its basic themes are stylized animal mask holding a ring in mouth and Red Phoenixes(or the big scarlet birds). In other regions, various engraved subjects in the stone reliefs tomb tend to be used to compose the engravings of door leaf. In contrast, the elements of the engravings of door leaf are limited in Han Dynasty tombs of Dabaodang and shows some standardization in the composition of engraved subjects. We can see that the tendency to set Four Directional Deities as the main figure of the engravings of door to some degree affected the subject composition of the engravings of door leaf. Such trend is the biggest characteristic of the composition of the engravings of door leaf in Han Dynasty tombs of Dabaodang. The fact that the Four Directional Deities played a major role in the composition of the engravings of door means that the architects of Han Dynasty tombs of Dabaodang paid special attention to the guarding of the tomb and that such attention was reflected in the subject composition of the engravings of door. Thus, through such standardized subject compositions, the engravings of door leaf in Han Dynasty tombs of Dabaodang shows the perception that the door is not only the entrance to the separated space of the tomb but also the boundary of the whole interior of the tomb and the tomb itself.

Han Dynasty Tombs of Dabaodang, stone reliefs tombs, the reliefs of door leaf, Doors, Four Directional Deities, the guarding of the tomb