Gao Yi Que (Han Gate-pillars), Ya’an, Sichuan 雅安高颐阙
The Gao Yi Que stands east of Ya’an: a pair of stone gate-pillars (que) before the tomb of Gao Yi, governor of Yizhou at the end of the Eastern Han. Among the Han que of Sichuan it is well preserved and the finest in carving. The pillars imitate timber construction, with brackets and beams carved under the eaves, and reliefs of the Four Divine Beasts and strongmen that are lively and forceful. Liang Sicheng names it as the leading stone que in discussing Han surface architecture, and it shows what Han timber buildings looked like.
