Funerary model of a gate

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Object Details

Description

Hollow tomb tile. Funerary model of a gate in three parts, a center section between 2 towers, all with simulated tile roof.

Clay: slate-gray earthenware, fine texture.

Glaze: none

Decoration: impressed with dies or stamps with a variety of geometric motifs and a large ram's head in high relief near base of center section.

Provenance

To 1923

Tung Kee Curio Shop, Zhengzhou, Henan [1]

From 1923

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop from Tung Kee Curio Shop, Zhengzhou, Henan in July 8th 1923 [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

[2] See note 1. Also see the Bishop Collection file, Collections Management Office.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner

Tung Kee Curio Shop

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Date

100 BCE-100 CE

Period

Han dynasty

Accession Number

F1923.20a-c

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Model

Medium

Unglazed earthenware

Dimensions

H x W x D (assembled): 77 × 92.5 × 25.5 cm (30 5/16 × 36 7/16 × 10 1/16 in)

Origin

China

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

ceramic

Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

funerary

China

Chinese Art

Carl Whiting Bishop collection

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39190afc3-4023-473c-bbc0-adaaa73cd9d7

Record ID

fsg_F1923.20a-c