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Model of a House

1976-220

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Model of a House

1976-220

Physical Qualities Earthenware with remnant of naturally occuring ash glaze, 27.3 x 26.7 x 27.3 cm. (10 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Given in Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Liu Hsien-pu
Object Number 2016.57
The largely peaceful Eastern Han period (25-220), represented here by the model of a house, was followed by nearly four centuries of turmoil that split northern and southern China. Numerous kingdoms competed for control of China, as did proto-Turkic and -Mongolian invaders in the north. The contents of tombs accurately tracked this unrest as models of houses and animal companions came to be replaced by soldiers and supernatural guardians.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2016; private collection, Honolulu; purchased c. 1987, Guangzhou
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"Archaeological Finds from Han Tombs at Guangzhou and Hong Kong," Hong Kong: Peter Lam, 1983.

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