thumb|A mural from an Eastern Han tomb at Zhucun (), Luoyang; the two figures in the foreground are playing liubo, with the playing mat between them, and the liubo game board to the side of the mat. thumb|Museum restoration of a household's lacquered furniture and furbishing. Lacquerware became a common luxury item in the Han dynasty. In the hierarchical social order, the emperor was at the apex of Han society and government. However, the emperor was often a minor, ruled over by a regent such as the empress dowager or one of her male relatives. Ranked immediately below the emperor were the kings who were of the same Liu family clan. The rest of society, including nobles lower than kings and all commoners excluding slaves, belonged to one of twenty ranks (ershi gongcheng ).
thumb|a mural from an eastern han tomb at zhucun () luoyang; the two figures in the foreground are playing liubo with the playing mat between them and the liubo game board to the side of the mat thumb|museum restoration of a household's lacquered furniture and furbishing lacquerware became a common luxury item in the han dynasty in the hierarchical social order the emperor was at the apex of han society and government however the emperor was often a minor ruled over by a regent such as the empress dowager or one of her male relatives ranked immediately below the emperor were the kings who were of the same liu family clan the rest of society including nobles lower than kings and all commoners excluding slaves belonged to one of twenty ranks (ershi gongcheng )