The first batch of murals in Lou Rui's tomb, the pommel horse travel map, prohibit cultural relics from being exhibited abroad.

Murals of the Northern Qi Tomb in China. Lou Rui's tomb is located in Guo Wang Village, Jinci, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, and was excavated at 1980 ~ 1982. The tomb is a brick single-chamber tomb, which consists of four parts: earth seal, pyramid-shaped mound, tunnel and tomb. The owner of the tomb is Xianbei, the son of the wife of Gao Huan, the ancestor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the eldest brother of Queen Mother Lou. He was buried in the first year of Wuping (570). ***7 1 mural, untitled, with a total area of 200.55 square meters. The content is divided into: ① Tomb gate, patio, tunnel and the lower floor of the tomb wall, depicting the luxurious life scene of the tomb owner before his death. (2) The tunnel, the entrance to the tomb and the pillar in the tomb show the illusory realm of his immortality after his death. The mural is divided into several small sections, with two riders in front of each section and a group portrait of 1 behind. Each section echoes each other, forming a magnificent picture of human life, ancient myths and legends, Confucianism and Taoism with a long scroll composition, which is realistic and full of life flavor (see color map [Lou Rui's tomb mural "Journey Map" (Northern Qi Dynasty) Taiyuan, Shanxi]). Murals inherit Gu Kaizhi's artistic tradition of "expressing the spirit with form", and follow the simple and rough style of Han and Wei murals, with refined lines and emphasis on expressing the spirit and dynamics of the characters. The halo dyeing method is quite skillful. It is dyed with light blush, which highlights the stereoscopic effect of concave and convex light and shade, and has a three-dimensional sense and a sense of space. In addition, the mural also incorporates foreign artistic elements, which enriches the expression techniques of traditional Chinese painting and highlights the characteristics of single-line outline and heavy color filling of Chinese painting. At the same time, it continued the expression procedure of heaven, earth and earth popular in tomb murals and silk paintings in Han Dynasty, and its layout and content were influenced by the prevailing temple murals at that time, including Buddhist ideological factors in the late Southern and Northern Dynasties. Lou Rui's exquisite mural skills and many things involved are important examples to measure the development level of painting in the Northern Qi Dynasty and to study the music, clothing, court and funeral etiquette system in the Northern Qi Dynasty. It is also an outstanding representative of the mural art of the Central Plains in the Northern Dynasties. According to historical records, the painting achievements of the Northern Qi Dynasty were quite high, and famous artists came forth in large numbers, which once influenced the Sui Dynasty and the early Tang Dynasty. Judging from the aristocratic status of Lou Rui's family, murals should come from court painters who are familiar with the life of northern military horses. Therefore, some researchers speculate that it may be the work of Yang Zihua, a court painter at that time.