H x W x D: 133.2 x 21.3 x 21.9 cm (52 7/16 x 8 3/8 x 8 5/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
1st century BCE-1st century CE
Period:
Han dynasty
Description:
Pottery standing pillar surmounted by a bearded, large-headed figure seated in a squatting position. Figure is molded in relief on three sides. The hands are held at chest level and the legs extend down the sides of the upper shaft. The shaft is roughly square and decorated on three sides with stamped designs of dragons and geometric patterns.
Provenance:
?-1965
Frank Caro Chinese Art, New York, NY [1]
1965-1977
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York, NY, purchased from Frank Caro Chinese Art, New York, NY [2]
1977-2006
The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY [3]
From 2006
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY
Notes:
[1] See invoice from Frank Caro from March 12, 1965, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The object was donated by Dr. Arthur M. Sackler to the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation in December 1977, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
Three Thousand Years of the Ceramic Art and Ancient Sculpture of China from the Sackler Collections (November 20, 1962 to January 18, 1963)
