COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MIA_.98.51
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MIA_.98.51
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
aly
2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
oty
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
crn
Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
crc
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
artist
crr
artist
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Western Chin dynasty
crt
Western Chin dynasty
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Hun Ping (Spirit Jar)
otn
Hun Ping (Spirit Jar)
Title
false
View:
Front
rid
Front
View
false
Creation Date:
late 3rd century
oct
late 3rd century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
266
ocs
266
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
299
oce
299
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
porcelaneous stoneware with olive green glaze (yueh ware)
omd
porcelaneous stoneware with olive green glaze (yueh ware)
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Pottery
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Pottery
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H.18-1/2 x Dia.11-1/8 in.
met
H.18-1/2 x Dia.11-1/8 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
oon
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
oop
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
98.51
ooa
98.51
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Margaret Borgman Asian Fund
ooc
The Margaret Borgman Asian Fund
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:
Large, extensively decorated burial jars like this have been recovered in recent decades. Limited to the area south of the Yangtze River in the Northern Chekiang and Southern Chiangsu province, they represent a vessel type and burial practices specific to this region. Made without lids, the jars display an extremely rich assortment of molded figures, animals and architecture in a tiered arrangement comprising their upper portions.
The jars were most likely placed in the tomb so the soul of the deceased would have a place to reside. This accounts for a palace-like structure with entrance gates facing the four directions. The various figures at the top most likely represent Taoist immortals who somehow aided in the afterlife.
cxd
<P>Large, extensively decorated burial jars like this have been recovered in recent decades. Limited to the area south of the Yangtze River in the Northern Chekiang and Southern Chiangsu province, they represent a vessel type and burial practices specific to this region. Made without lids, the jars display an extremely rich assortment of molded figures, animals and architecture in a tiered arrangement comprising their upper portions. </P><P>The jars were most likely placed in the tomb so the soul of the deceased would have a place to reside. This accounts for a palace-like structure with entrance gates facing the four directions. The various figures at the top most likely represent Taoist immortals who somehow aided in the afterlife.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.23318c.tif
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MIA_.23318c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false