Watchtower
China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE) · 25–220 CE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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In this funerary sculpture of the watchtower is a lively retinue of hunters, musicians, dancers, and domestic animals. The representation provides a vivid picture of the worldly enjoyment to be perpetuated in the otherworldly realm of the afterlife. A low-temperature lead glaze is applied to its earthenware body, enhancing the modeled forms with a brilliant, smooth coating like a layer of opaque glass.
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- Maker
- China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)
- Date
- 25–220 CE
- Medium
- earthenware with lead glaze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.); Overall: 54.3 cm (21 3/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- China
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 241B Arts of Ancient China
- Credit line
- The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0