Investigating the mirror painting unearthed from Liu He's tomb,it is found that the portrait of Confucius is closely related to the educational plan of the Han Dynasty.The existence ofConfucius' s portraitlies in the high evaluation of Confucius as themost holyand the admiration for the Confucian doctrine he advocated.This practice of painting Confucius is a consistent tradition of educational institutions since Emperor Wu in the Han Dynasty,which lead to the artistic creation of the Han Dynasty.