Stone Man and Stone Beast (English spelling) shi-ren shi-shou

Japanese: 石人石獣 - せきじんせきじゅう（英語表記）shi-ren shi-shou

Stone sculptures of people and animals have been placed in front of tombs and shrines in China since the Qin and Han dynasties. In front of the tomb of Han general Huo Qubing are stone animals such as elephants, sheep, cows, horses and turtles, of which a stone horse with a Hu man under its belly is particularly famous. There are many stone people and animals in the Northern and Southern Dynasties from the Later Han period onwards, but those in the Qianling tomb of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang dynasty are particularly famous. In front of the Qianling tomb are neatly lined up stone carvings of lions, civil servant figures, ostriches, horses and more, and the Pegasus horse among them is said to be the stone statue art representative of the early Tang dynasty. Several can be found in the Song and Ming dynasties, but the stone animals in the Ding Mausoleum of Emperor Wanli of the Ming dynasty, located near Beijing, are particularly well known.

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Japanese:

中国で秦・漢代以降，墓前や祠廟の前に置かれた石造の人物と動物の彫像。漢の将軍霍去病の墓前には，象，羊，牛，馬，亀などの石獣があり，なかでも腹下に胡人を押えた石馬は有名である。後漢以降，南北朝時代にも石人石獣は多いが，唐の高宗の乾陵のものは名高い。乾陵の墓前には獅子，文官人物像，ダチョウ，馬などの石彫が整然と並び，そのうちの天馬は初唐を代表する石像芸術といわれている。宗・明代にもいくつかみられるが，特に明の万暦帝の定陵の石獣は，北京近郊にあって多くの人に知られる。

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