Impressions of the Past: Han Dynasty Tomb Bricks from the Art Institute of Chicago

Impressions of the Past: Han Dynasty Tomb Bricks from the Art Institute of Chicago

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A group of three impressed gray pottery tomb tiles, Western Han dynasty

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Description

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Length of largest 44⅞ in., 114 cm; Height 19⅞ in., 50.5 cm; Depth 6⅛ in., 15.5 cm

Yamanaka & Company.

Collection of Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937).

Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, in memory of her sister Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in February 1925 (accession nos 1925.107.007, 1925.107.036 and 1925.107.066).

one with alternating 'mask and palace' to the midsection:

Pamela B. Vandiver, 'Han Dynasty Hollow Mortuary Bricks from Northern China in the Collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Part II: Technological Study', fig. 3 (center).

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