COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
ASIA.1979.106
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ASIA.1979.106
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Chinese
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Chinese
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Horse
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Horse
Title
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View:
Full view
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Full view
View
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Creation Date:
Eastern Han period, 1st-2nd century CE
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Eastern Han period, 1st-2nd century CE
Creation Date
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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
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Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
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Bronze
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Bronzes
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Bronzes
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
2 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 5/8 in. (6 x 5.4 x 1.6 cm)
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2 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 5/8 in. (6 x 5.4 x 1.6 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Asia Society
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Asia Society
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.106
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1979.106
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>
Rights
false
Context:
During the Han dynasty (206 BCE-CE 220), bronze was used to make a wide range of vessels as well as weights, tallies, tomb sculptures, lamps, censers, coins, mirrors, and other objects. The function of this small bronze image of a standing horse is unclear. Horses made of either ceramic or bronze were commonly used as tomb sculptures through the entire Han period, and their popularity reflects the role of the horse as a luxury. The short legs, stubby body, knotted tail, and arched neck of this horse are typical of sculptures of horses during the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE), helping to date this work to the 1st or 2nd century CE.
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During the Han dynasty (206 BCE-CE 220), bronze was used to make a wide range of vessels as well as weights, tallies, tomb sculptures, lamps, censers, coins, mirrors, and other objects. The function of this small bronze image of a standing horse is unclear. Horses made of either ceramic or bronze were commonly used as tomb sculptures through the entire Han period, and their popularity reflects the role of the horse as a luxury. The short legs, stubby body, knotted tail, and arched neck of this horse are typical of sculptures of horses during the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE), helping to date this work to the 1st or 2nd century CE.
Context
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Related Document Description:
Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 51.
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Asia Society. <I>Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection.</I> New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 51.
Related Document Description
false
Related Document Description:
Gesellschaft fur Ostasiatische Kunst und der Preussischen Akademie der Kunste Berlin. Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst. Berlin: Wurfel Verlag, 1929, p. 75.
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Gesellschaft fur Ostasiatische Kunst und der Preussischen Akademie der Kunste Berlin. <I>Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst.</I> Berlin: Wurfel Verlag, 1929, p. 75.
Related Document Description
false
Related Document Description:
Sotheby and Co. Early Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes, and Jades, the Property of Mrs. E. Bennett (auction, London, Mary 24, 1955), p. 10.
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Sotheby and Co. <I>Early Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes, and Jades, the Property of Mrs. E. Bennett</I> (auction, London, Mary 24, 1955), p. 10.
Related Document Description
false
Related Document Description:
Sotheby and Co. Important Collections of Chinese Ceramics, the Property of the Late Mrs. Walter Sedgwick (auction, London, July 2, 1968), p. 10.
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Sotheby and Co. <I>Important Collections of Chinese Ceramics, the Property of the Late Mrs. Walter Sedgwick</I> (auction, London, July 2, 1968), p. 10.
Related Document Description
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
ASIA.1979.106.a.tif
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ASIA.1979.106.a.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false