Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Guardians of Day and Night, Han Dynasty

 
Guardians of Day and Night, Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD) Chinese paintings on ceramic tile
Reason
Zoomorphic Chinese guardian spirits of day and night, clothed in Chinese silk robes, paintings on ceramic tile, dated to the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD); on the left is the guardian of midnight (from 11 pm to 1 am) and on the right is the guardian of morning (from 5 to 7 am). This image violates no FP criteria that I am aware of and is 1,208 × 1,140 pixels in size.
Articles this image appears in
History of painting, Zhang Heng, Han Dynasty, Chinese painting, Asian art, List of Chinese discoveries, History of the Han Dynasty, Science and technology of the Han Dynasty, Chinese mythology
Creator
PericlesofAthens
I've had this conversation before with User:Jappalang, and it was determined at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Han Dynasty/archive1 that this image is in fact 2-dimensional and flat. That is how the Han Dynasty article (in one way) passed its nomination for featured status. A 2-dimensional, flat image of ancient artwork is public domain. The book which this image is featured in, Robert Temple's The Genius of China (1986), provides nothing in the caption for this image to suggest that it is a raised-relief image, and only states that it is a painting on ceramic tile. The tile in the image is obviously flat, and although the etched painting lines might suggest a raised image, another verifiable source would be needed to prove this.--Pericles of AthensTalk 18:08, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That's too bad. Perhaps I need to buy a different scanner?--Pericles of AthensTalk 14:50, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Best scanner in the world isn't going to improve the halftoning in the book. Spikebrennan (talk) 18:42, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --wadester16 05:22, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]