Model of a four-story watchtower / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 1993/1.71.1
- Title
- Model of a four-story watchtower
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- red earthenware with green lead glaze
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Shaanxi (province)
- or Henan (province)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Shaanxi (province)
- Creation Place 4
- or Henan (province)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.
- Dimensions
- 15.5 cm x 37.7 cm x 19.5 cm (6 1/8 in. x 14 13/16 in. x 7 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 1st century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- funerary sculpture
- Secondary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Secondary Object Type
- model
- Physical Description
- model of a four story tower
- each story has a movable door attached to the building through hinges
- a human figurine stands in front of each door
- Subject Matter
- part of the grave furnishing assemblage for the well-to-do family in Central Plains region of Han Dynasty China during the first century CE
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- building divisions
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- concepts in the arts
- people and culture
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 976 x 1458
- File Size
- 151 KB
- Record
- 1993/1.71.1
- Link to this Item
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"Model of a four-story watchtower; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1993-sl-1.71.1/1993_1.71.1-5.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.