Jiezhuping — “Release from Repeated Death-Pollution” Bottles
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 17_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_II_v2_5.md.
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Jiezhuping — “Release from Repeated Death-Pollution” Bottles
Section titled “Layer 1: Jiezhuping — “Release from Repeated Death-Pollution” Bottles”Source file:
17_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_II_v2_5.md
Chinese: 解注瓶 / 鎮墓瓶
Period: Han through Six Dynasties, regional variation
Class: EARLY DAOIST / FUNERARY APOTROPAIC TECHNOLOGY
Source state: ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES ACCESSIBLE
Archaeological studies document ceramic bottles placed:
- inside tomb gates;
- at tomb centers;
- in corners; sometimes with inscriptions and deposited substances.
Contents documented archaeologically
Section titled “Contents documented archaeologically”Examples can contain:
- medicinal substances;
- lead human figures;
- eggshell; with associated objects such as seals, mirrors or stone animals in some tombs.
Ritual logic
Section titled “Ritual logic”“Zhu 注” could denote a contagious chain of deathly misfortune or disease associated with the dead. The funerary technology sought to break transmission between corpse/tomb and surviving family.
Importance
Section titled “Importance”This is a material analogue to later Japanese pollution-contact systems, though historically independent and not to be conflated.