Portrait stone of the doorpost of the Dongwang official travel map

[Dongwang’s doorpost portrait stone]

The doorpost portrait stone of Dongwang’s doorpost is 113.5 cm high and 38 cm wide in the Eastern Han Dynasty
The screen is divided into three grids. On the upper right is the upright bull head east prince, and below is the nine-tailed fox and divine beast; In the middle is a man standing with a sleeve; The lower part is a driving car, with a royal in front and a high-crowned official in the back. The left column is decorated with continuous rolling grass patterns
According to the records of historical materials and the stone reliefs, there was a certain system for the carriage and horse travel at that time. It is generally composed of the main vehicle and the guide and follower. The number of chariot and horse guides varies with their status. The higher their status, the more guides they follow. Therefore, the status and identity of the owner can be judged from the condition of the car and horse travel. According to the records in the Book of the Han Dynasty, the officials of different levels at that time used corresponding bicycles and clothes. For example, officials under two thousand stones can only use one horse to pull the cart; Two to four horses can be used by prime ministers, princes and nobles from more than two thousand stones to ten thousand stones; The emperor uses six horses and so on