Grain jar

anonymous, c. -0206 - c. 220

Shortly before the Han period (206 BC-AD 220), the idea developed that the hereafter was a reflection of life on earth. People therefore needed the same things in the period immediately after their death as they had used in life. So miniature worlds were created for tombs, with objects relevant to the deceased, such as this grain jar.

  • Artwork typepot
  • Object numberAK-MAK-293
  • Dimensionsheight 35 cm x diameter 21.3 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Grain jar

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-293

  • Description

    Pot in de vorm van een graanschuur; drie poten in de vorm van beren.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. -0206 - c. 220

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 35 cm x diameter 21.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Jacques Aalderink, Amsterdam, 1957)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Jacques Aalderink, Amsterdam, fl. 1,200, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1957;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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