H x W x D: 90.1 x 26.7 x 66 cm (35 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 26 in)
Type:
Model
Origin:
China
Date:
50 BCE-50 CE
Period:
Han dynasty
Description:
Funerary model of a twin-towered gate, in one piece. Broken areas. Hollow tomb tile.
Clay: Slate-gray earthenware, fine texture.
Glaze: None.
Decoration: Impressed low relief (stamped and with some carved and incised details), figures in high relief. Motifs include geometrical forms, t'ao-t'ieh masks, trees, buildings, horsemen. Back has all-over stamped lozenges pattern.
Provenance:
To 1923
Tung Kee Curio Shop, Zhengzhou, Henan, China [1]
From 1923
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop from Tung Kee Curio Shop, Zhengzhou, Henan, China in July 8th, 1923 [2]
Notes:
[1] See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.
[2] See note 1. Also see the Bishop Collection file, Collections Management Office.
