Figure of a bird and a lidded pot, anonymous, c. 700 - c. 750

vitrification, h 2.5cm × l 4.4cm × w 2.8cm More details

All kinds of objects were included in grave goods, from utilitarian vessels, such as this little pot, to figures representing important aspects of the deceased’s surroundings during his lifetime. The little model of a bird shows that there was also room for cheerful elements.

Identification

Title(s)

Figure of a bird and a lidded pot
Figure of a bird

Object type

Object number

AK-MAK-102

Description

Beeld of graffiguur van aardewerk in de vorm van een vogel met geopende bek, bedekt met een crèmekleurig, bruin en groen glazuur. Sancai, Tang.

Creation

Artist

anonymous

Place

China

Dating

c. 700 - c. 750

School / style

Tang-dynasty (618-907)

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

vitrification

Measurements

height 2.5 cm × length 4.4 cm × width 2.8 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

Acquisition

loan 1972

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

Museum van Aziatische kunst in het Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam : catalogus, H.F.E. Visser, cat.nr. 114

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.646

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