SculptureChinese1st century BCE

Funerary Model of a Granary

1st century BCE

Description

Ceramic model of a cylindrical granary with angled, tiled roof and with three short legs, each in the form of a crouching bear; red earthenware with lead-fluxed, emerald-green glaze over molded decoration.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Lead glaze

Medium

Earthenware with green lead glaze

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

Century

1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 26 x Diam. 17.9 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

David Hill, USA (by 1996) sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1996-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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