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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An impressed gray pottery 'mask' tomb tile, Western Han dynasty

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Length 21⅝ in., 54.8 cm; Height 47⅝ in., 121 cm; Depth 5¾ in., 14.7 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 no. 1925.107.044). 

Charles Fabens Kelley, 'Terra Cotta Tiles in the Buckingham Collection', Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, vol. 19, no. 6, 1925, p. 69, fig. 3.

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