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A group of three impressed gray pottery 'horse and phoenix' tomb tiles, Western Han dynasty
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March 31, 03:19 PM GMT
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6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
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Length of largest 55½ in., 141 cm; Height 21¼ in., 54 cm; Depth 6½ in., 16.5 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 1925.107.019, 1925.107.021, and 1925.107.024).
medium size one:
Pamela Vandiver, Catherine Klesner, Elinor Pearlstein and Jie Shi, 'Han Dynasty Hollow Mortuary Bricks from Northern China in the Collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Part I: Technical Study', fig. 2b.
Pamela B. Vandiver, 'Han Dynasty Hollow Mortuary Bricks from Northern China in the Collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Part II: Technological Study', figs 1b and 6b.