Underside of the green-brown ceramic sculpture, shown by a blue gloved hand in storage. Visible are the diagonally cut-off bottom edges of the base.
Front-view of a pale-green ceramic sculpture in storage of a farmyard with a courtyard, roofed entrance and two towers, one with a room, and another with a pot upon it.
Side-view of a green-brown ceramic sculpture of a walled farmyard with a courtyard with two animals, a roofed entrance and two towers, one with an onion-shaped pot upon it.
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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Walled Farmyard
Now On View

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese

Title

Walled Farmyard

Period

Han Dynasty

Year

1-200 CE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

earthenware

Dimensions

18.5 x 22 x 23 cm (7 5/16 x 8 11/16 x 9 1/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf

Object Number

14.444

Type

Exhibition History

Asian Art Galleries
Jun 10, 2014

Label copy

Chinese Buddhists believed that if the souls of the deceased weren't given a proper resting place, they would become discontent and cause trouble in the earthly realm. Donors, artisans, and builders worked in unison to construct burial-mound chambers filled with the comforts and remembrances of life. Chambers for people of higher status were decorated with murals, reliefs, architectural models, vessels, and figures. Musicians played an important role in Chinese court life, performing for ceremonies and rituals, and groups of figures playing instruments were often included in burials, as were horse figures. Horses were prized possessions of the elite, and polo was a popular pastime, especially during the Tang Dynasty.

Rockefeller Asian Art Gallery

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese
Walled Farmyard, 1-200 CE
Glazed earthenware
18.5 x 22 x 23 cm (7 5/16 x 8 11/16 x 9 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf 14.444

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