This catalogue accompanied the New York 2005 China Institute's exhibition of 2nd-century BCE artefacts found in recent excavations conducted by the Shandong Provincial Museum. Illustrated specialist articles are on the spiritual geography of Han Dynasty tombs and on the nature and significance of the objects and furnishings found in the tombs. Extensively annotated photographs present 50 of the artefacts, which include representations of religious symbols, domestic equipment, daily life, chariot fittings and others. With glossary and bibliography.