English: Pictorial brick depicting a courtyard scene

• Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 25 - 220)
• Excavated at Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 1954

This brick, from the chamber wall of a rich and powerful family's tomb, depicts the home of a wealthy, influential Han official; it features a walled courtyard, house, bedrooms, halls, kitchen, well, and a watchtower. The host and his guest sit and drink in the inner courtyard, while two roosters fight and two cranes dance.