Harvard Art Museums > 1959.14: Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Three-Storied Watchtower Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Three-Storied Watchtower , 1959.14,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/194025. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1959.14 Title Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Three-Storied Watchtower Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 1st-2nd century CE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Han dynasty, Eastern Han period, 25-220 CE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/194025 Physical Descriptions Medium Lead-glazed funerary ware: brick-red earthenware with much degraded lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over molded, incised, and applique decoration Dimensions H. 94 x Diam. 44.2 cm (37 x 17 3/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Earl Morse, Harvard Law School, Class of 1930 Accession Year 1959 Object Number 1959.14 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Henry Trubner, Arts of the Han Dynasty, exh. cat., Chinese Art Society of America (New York, 1961), pp. 24-25, no. 8 Related Works 1959.14.2 Section from a Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Three-Storied Watchtower (First Storey and Balustraded Balcony of Second Storey with Seated Figure and Four Archers) Sculpture 1959.14.3 Section from a Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Three-Storied Watchtower (Second Storey) Sculpture 1959.14.4 Section from a Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Three-Storied Watchtower (Mid-Level Roof Dividing Second and Third Stories) Sculpture 1959.14.5 Section from a Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Three-Storied Watchtower (Third Storey with Seated Figure) Sculpture 1959.14.6 Section from a Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Three-Storied Watchtower (Top Roof) Sculpture 1959.14.1 Section from a Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Three-Storied Watchtower (Base--Circular Moat with Two Equestrian Figures and Various Animals) Sculpture Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
