COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MIA_.83.29
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MIA_.83.29
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
aly
2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
artist unknown
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artist unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
crt
artist unknown
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Tomb Tile
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Tomb Tile
Title
false
View:
Front
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Front
View
false
Creation Date:
1st century - 2nd century
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1st century - 2nd century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1
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1
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
199
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199
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
earthenware
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earthenware
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Pottery
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Pottery
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H.9 x W.47 x D.1-1/4 in.
met
H.9 x W.47 x D.1-1/4 in.
Dimensions
false
Component Measured:
overall
mcm
overall
Component Measured
false
Measurement Unit:
in
mdu
in
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
83.29
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83.29
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Funds of Mr. and Mrs. James Miles
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Gift of Funds of Mr. and Mrs. James Miles
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The tombs of Han nobility were often decorated with ceramic tiles bearing painted or impressed designs like this one, which probably served as a door lintel. This example was excavated during the 1940s from a site north of Lo-yang, the capital of Eastern Han.
The hunting scene in the upper central band represents an early attempt by the Chinese to create a pictorial landscape. The dragon frieze below it is, likewise, an early depiction of that mythological creature. The hunter shooting backwards (the so-called "Parthian shot") is a motif imported from the West. The geometric borders are actually textile patterns used in fabrics that were part of the silk trade then underway between China and the Roman empire.
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<P>The tombs of Han nobility were often decorated with ceramic tiles bearing painted or impressed designs like this one, which probably served as a door lintel. This example was excavated during the 1940s from a site north of Lo-yang, the capital of Eastern Han. </P><P>The hunting scene in the upper central band represents an early attempt by the Chinese to create a pictorial landscape. The dragon frieze below it is, likewise, an early depiction of that mythological creature. The hunter shooting backwards (the so-called "Parthian shot") is a motif imported from the West. The geometric borders are actually textile patterns used in fabrics that were part of the silk trade then underway between China and the Roman empire.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.24204c.tif
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MIA_.24204c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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