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 'warrior and tiger' tomb tile, Western Han dynasty

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Description

Length 16½ in., 41.8 cm; Height 38 in., 96.5 cm; Depth 5⅝ in., 14.3 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. 1925.107.028). 

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