Model of a four-story watchtower / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1993/1.71.2
Title: Model of a four-story watchtower
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Artist Nationality: Chinese
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.
Period: China, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
Dimensions: 44.5 cm x 47.8 cm x 28.7 cm (17 1/2 in. x 18 13/16 in. x 11 5/16 in.)
Century: 1st century
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Primary Object Type: funerary sculpture
Secondary Object Classification: Sculpture
Secondary Object Type: model
Physical Description: 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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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 976 x 1458
File Size: 151 KB
Record: 1993/1.71.2
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Full citation: "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-1.71.2/1993_1.71.1-5.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.