Qin-Han wa tuji 秦漢瓦圖記

Qin-Han wa tuji 秦漢瓦圖記 is a study of Qin- 秦 (221-206 BCE) and Han-period 漢 (206 BCE-220 CE) tiles written by Zhu Feng 朱楓 (1695-c. 1769), courtesy name Jinyi 近漪. Zhu also wrote two other books on antiques, Yongzhou jinshi ji 雍州金石記 (bronze and stele inscriptions), and Gujin daiwen lu 古金待問錄 (coins).

The thirty tiles described were collected by Zhu himself in the ruins of Chang'an 長安, the capital of the Former Han dynasty 前漢 (206 BCE-8 CE). Most important are the round ends of the roof tiles that were decorated by brief inscriptions or images. The preface is dated 1759, but the text was only published in 1767. With a length of 4 juan, Zhu's text is the oldest contribution to the study of Han-period tiles in book form. Lin Ji's 林佶 (1660-1723) Han Ganquan Gong waji 漢甘泉宮瓦記 is only a short study of a single object.

The first fascicle presents Qin-period tiles from a guards house (Wei suo ju zhi shi 衛所居之室) and Lanchi Palace 蘭池宮. Parts 2-3 include objects from Weiyang Palace 未央宮 and Changle Palace 長樂宮 of the Han dynasty. The fourth fascicle describes pieces from Shanglin Park 上林苑, Ganquan Palace 甘泉宮, and Yishou House 益壽館. An appendix adds some further objects.

Figure 1. Qin-period tile from the Qin-Han wa tuji 秦漢瓦圖記

The inscription reads Lanchi Gong dang 蘭池宮當 "Tile from Orchid-Pond Palace"

The text is included in the series Xuxiu siku quanshu 續修四庫全書.