1987.16: Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Granary
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1987.16
- Title
- Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Granary
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture
- Date
- 13th-15th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Yuan (1279-1368) to Ming (1368-1644) dynasty
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/200761
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Light gray stoneware with incised and molded decoration, the roof covered with a grayish-green celadon glaze
- Dimensions
- 19.4 x 19.4 x 17.1 cm (7 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Joe Yuey in Memory of Langdon Warner
- Accession Year
- 1987
- Object Number
- 1987.16
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- This piece is a hollow, ceramic model of a granary. The building represented is a small rectangular one with a tiled, gabled roof supported on posts and with a ridge pole. Front is articulated with incised lines to simulate the front of a building, with a central door flanked by a window on either side. Chinese characters for numbers 1 to 5 appear on the door in ascending order from bottom to top. One small hole in back for air to escape during firing. The base is flat and unglazed.
Verification Level
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