Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 10 : Record of press coverage, March 1982 - May 1984

l ' l '. . ',I, , , ' FROM PAGE 3 So precious arc the rel ics to China that only a few of the excavated pieces have been allowed to trnvel abroad and Brisba ne wi ll sec the largest exhibition so fa r pcrmi11ed to travel. The Emperor Qin wn, ob,cs,ed with ob– wining immortalit y und it \\ 11~ his 4ucst for this that kd to the cn1ombrncn1 of the ,1111,11- ing buried army. He declared that his empire would "end ure for generations without end." Qin Shihuang·s reign was marked by the uniting of the warring states of a previously LEFT: Reconstruct,on of the uniform worn by an ott1cer in the terracotta army of Om Sh1huano. Archaeologists have OS· tabhshod that the ongmal figures were painted w ith extraordinary detail. r------------------- Laugh at the Cold Cold damp weather can be the worst enemy for sufferers from some fonns of rheumatism; it causes body heat los.s which requires really effective thennal protection for vulnerable parts of your body. So, we're going to give you a chance to prove conclusively to yourself that DAMART soothes those aches and pains that are caused by dampn~ that "goes right through you." If your doctor recommends the application of wannth, DAMART IS THE WORLD'S WARMEST UNDERWEAR. Made from revolutionary 'Thennolactyl Fibres,' DAMART effectively seals in and maintains your natural body wannth. DAMART acts like a 'second skin' wanning painful joints and cosseting the whole body against the cold. Yet DAMART is porous, perspiration quickly evaporates, leaving your skin dry and wann! There's a huge range of underwear and support gannents to fulfil your every need. THt PROOF IS IN THE WEARING ' .amarr ~,t,o,~ Daman The1mo1aclyt ,s r:onvcn,enltv available d•reCI by mall orc,c, or throug OU' l'#toU ShODS 240 SWANSTON STREET. MF.LBOURNE. L se CLARENCE STREET. SYDNEY. ------------ I I I I I I Just post this coupon tor your tree catalogue to. DAMART THERMOLACTYL DEPT. BS25 5 CAMPBELL STREET, ~RTARMON, N.S.W. 2064. YES! Rush me your FREE DAMART ca talogue. I want to enjoy the fantast ic warmth of Thermolac lyl, a DAMART e•clus1ve It understand !here ,s no obllga11on) NAME Mr/Mrs/Miss AODRESS CITY . P/CODE L .:.::.·': - 4 Sunday Mail Co/or. April 24. 1983 ,,, .. feudal and divided Chi na and the joining of separates parts of the Great Wall. Between supervising these activities and build ing his gigantic tomb , the emperor also stan– dardised China's wri11cn language, its laws. currency and weights and measures. His effectiveness in uniting Chi na rested lln a huge and efficient army and apparently he decided that he wou ld be equally cffecti,·c in the after-life with the protection of a simi– larly powerfu l poller) arm y. Nine yea rs after the first discovery of the Qi n I mpcrial Burial Pits, a, they arc ca lled , some extent of the sca le of the emperor', work has been revea led. There arc three pits. the first now covered by an enormous building which protects the exca va tion work being undertaken. The first pit contains a guardian army of 6000 soldiers and some horses. /\ second pit contains phalanxes of kneeling bowmen, cav– alrymen and chariots. The third pit contains the commanders, officers and a chariot. II is the "command post" of the stone army. The task of the tcrraco11a soldiers appea rs to be to guard the spi rit road leading to Qin Shihuang's actual buria l site, 1500 metres to the west. Pits two and three have been uncovered, l --- ,.._ but were reburied for later detailed excava– tion. Further diggings may reveal even more. The exhibition has been sent to Australia to commemor ate the 10th anniversary of the re-establishment in December. 1972, of dip– loma tic rel ations between Australia and China. The Brisbane exhibition consists of nine figures of wa rriors and horses with weapons and implements. II is tuuri rrg Australia for nine months. The figures ,elected for the Austra lian tour include chariot ,ind cava lry hurscs and seven warriors - a s1riding infan tryman. a kneeling bowman. a comma nder, a cavalry• man, a kneeling archer. an armorcd soldier and an unarmorcd soldier. Supplemen ta ry material includes bron ze and ccrumic food and drink vc, scls. exam– ples of real armor. spea rs. swords and cross– bows from the site and a one quarter size sca le model of a chariot. Some of the weap– ons were made of an alloy of 13 metals and show no signs of corrosion after havi ng been buried for 2000 years. The exhibition will feature huge mural– si1.ed photographs of the figures in their orig– inal tomb pits. views of the excavation work and a documentary film . • ..,-. -·~ • ' ABOVE : Conservet,omsts work on lhe restoration of a soldier , comple1e with his terracotta ;um, he head of each figure was made and fired separately and then placed upon the body. A layer of fine clay was laid over the head to perrn1t detail fm1shmg by hand. g1,,ing each face i1s own identity - - ---- ------ - . •