Funerary model of a twin-towered gate

Object Details

• Description

  Funerary model of a twin-towered gate, in one piece. Broken areas. Hollow tomb tile.

  Clay: Slate-gray earthenware, fine texture.

  Glaze: None.

  Decoration: Impressed low relief (stamped and with some carved and incised details), figures in high relief. Motifs include geometrical forms, t'ao-t'ieh masks, trees, buildings, horsemen. Back has all-over stamped lozenges pattern.

• Provenance

  To 1923

  Tung Kee Curio Shop, Zhengzhou, Henan, China [1]

  From 1923

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop from Tung Kee Curio Shop, Zhengzhou, Henan, China in July 8th, 1923 [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1. Also see the Bishop Collection file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Tung Kee Curio Shop

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Model

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Name

  Tung Kee Curio Shop

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Stoneware, Chinese Art, Tomb, Funerary, Ceramics, Carl Whiting Bishop collection, Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Models