Hunping (spirit jar) / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number
2000/1.39
Title
Hunping (spirit jar)
Artist Nationality
Chinese
Medium and Support
stoneware with celadon glaze
Object Creation Date
3rd century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
China (nation)
Jiangsu (province)
Zhejiang (province)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
China (nation)
Creation Place 3
Jiangsu (province)
Creation Place 4
Zhejiang (province)
Dimensions
40.8 cm x 23.6 cm x 22 cm (16 1/16 in. x 9 5/16 in. x 8 11/16 in.)
Century
3rd century
Primary Object Classification
Ceramic
Primary Object Type
funerary jar
Physical Description
Jar with grey-green celadon glaze; top half of vessel is filled with an assortment of figures, birds, and architectural elements in a tiered arrangement.
Subject Matter
This "hunping," or funerary urn, with celadon glaze covering the body possesses an assortment of figures and architecture in a tiered arrangement. The hunping reflects the southern tradition of "burial of the summoned soul." Placed in a tomb together with armrests, banqueting tables, food, and drink, it was hoped that the soul of the deceased would return to reside in the urn, entering, in this particular case, through the gate that appears to lead directly into the vessel. The auspicious birds and figures represent mystical entities that could guide the soul to be reborn in paradise.
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Record
2000/1.39
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"Hunping (spirit jar); Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2000-sl-1.39/2000_1.39.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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