University of Michigan Museum of Art: Model of a four-story watchtower; Artist Unknown, China

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)
Credit Line: Gift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.
Period: China, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
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 and Primary Object Type: Ceramic

funerary sculpture
Secondary Object Classification and Secondary Object Type: Sculpture

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
Primary Keywords: funerary art; towers
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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Model of a four-story watchtower; Artist Unknown, China