The Tomb of Xu Xianxiu (Chinese: 徐显秀墓; pinyin: Xú Xiǎnxiù mù) is located in Wangjiafeng village, Haofeng Township, Yingze District, Shanxi Province, China.
It is the tomb of the Northern Qi Prince of Wu’an, and the head of the imperial armies, Xu Xianxiu.
The paintings were deteriorating and needed to be stabilized; this was done by using syringes and carefully injecting adhesive to bind the pigments to the tomb wall.
[5] To prepare the walls for the paintings, they were first coated with white plaster on which the artist outlined the design and filled it in with color.
They begin with images that are now damaged but were probably mythical birds followed by an honor guard, and then, closest to the chamber, are groups of men leading riderless horses.
The north wall, directly opposite the entrance, shows the deceased and his wife on a canopied funerary couch,[6] presiding over a feast and surrounded by musicians playing Central Asian instruments.
[7] On the western wall, the mural depicts a tacked-up riderless horse under a canopy, preceded by an honor guard.