death and burial practices: Asia and the Pacific 285 weighing up to several tons and beautifully painted frescoes The frescoes, which feature figures in Korean costume and grave goods imported from Korea, indicate medieval ties between Japan and Korea Graves in Korea take the form of mounded earth and stone tombs, often with a square shape Near Pyongyang in northern Korea, mounded tombs of various sizes are found clustered together For example, one tomb cluster near the northern Han River contains mounds ranging in size from 20 to 200 feet in diameter Some of the tombs are decorated with paintings, one of a warrior riding an armored horse and a group of noblewomen wearing pleated skirts Some also contained pottery Another tomb form from the period is the pyramidal stone tomb These tombs have the appearance of multitiered pyramids and sometimes contain several burials Grave goods in one of the tombs near the Han River included a pottery steamer, farming implements, spearheads, and pottery Jar burials also have been discovered in Korea, usually composed of a large and a small jar placed mouth to mouth to contain the full body of the deceased The jar burials are found clustered atop keyhole-shaped or square earthen mounds Jar burials had few grave goods, suggesting that they probably were not linked to social status Jar burials also have been found in Vietnam and throughout Southeast Asia These large, lidded burial jars contained fragmentary skeletal remains of one or several individuals, some of whom may have been cremated, along with incised smaller vessels, metal jewelry, beads, and tools Near the Sulu and Celebes seas in Southeast Asia jar burials were secondary burials, where the bones of the deceased had been cleaned and prepared elsewhere and then placed communally in the vessels Small decorated vessels, metal objects, beads, and jewelry accompanied these burials In the Philippines burials frequently involved the interment of the deceased in a wooden coffin under or near the person’s house site Commoners and slaves were interred in simple wooden coffins with grave goods related to their life activities, such as weaving or fighting Elite mortuary rites were more complex and their graves more elaborate than those of commoners Leaders were wrapped in shrouds and placed in wood-railed pits under their houses along with grave offerings, such as Chinese porcelain, gold ornaments, decorated weapons, and aromatics The number and quality of grave of- Tomb of the Sufi saint Shaikh Salim Chisti (15th to early 16th centuries) at Fatehpur Sikri, India, watercolor on paper (Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1907-192)