Model of a granary with bear-shaped feet / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1996/2.17
Title: Model of a granary with bear-shaped feet
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Artist Nationality: Chinese
Medium and Support: earthenware, unglazed
Object Creation Date: 1st century BCE
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Diana and Theodore Golden
Period: China, Western Han Period (206 BCE-9 CE)
Dimensions: 28 cm x 22 cm x 22 cm (11 in. x 8 11/16 in. x 8 11/16 in.)
Century: 1st century BCE
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Primary Object Type: funerary sculpture
Secondary Object Classification: Sculpture
Secondary Object Type: model
Primary Keywords: bear's foot; granary; model (representation)
Secondary Keywords: agricultural buildings; agricultural structures; buildings and the land; descriptors; design elements; motifs; objects we use; plant-derived motifs; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; visual works; visual works by function
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 988 x 1178
File Size: 60 KB
Record: 1996/2.17
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Full citation: "Model of a granary with bear-shaped feet; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1996-sl-2.17/1996_2.17.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.