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Green-glazed stoneware developed greater variety in the south after the Han dynasty. Large funerary urns known as <em>hunping</em>, or "the urn of the soul," are evidence for its prolific production.<br><br> This type of urn features multistoried towers populated by human figures, animals, and birds. It was likely associated with the southern funerary tradition of "summons of the soul." The wandering soul of the deceased was summoned to return. The urn with architectural designs (sometimes with grains placed inside) provided a safe place of refuge.
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154097
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Funerary Urn (Hunping)
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154097
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Funerary Urn (Hunping)
description
Green-glazed stoneware developed greater variety in the south after the Han dynasty. Large funerary urns known as <em>hunping</em>, or "the urn of the soul," are evidence for its prolific production.<br><br> This type of urn features multistoried towers populated by human figures, animals, and birds. It was likely associated with the southern funerary tradition of "summons of the soul." The wandering soul of the deceased was summoned to return. The urn with architectural designs (sometimes with grains placed inside) provided a safe place of refuge.
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late 200s CE
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en
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Q60742392
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Ceramic
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Diameter: 28.8 cm (11 5/16 in.); Overall: 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.)
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China, Western Jin dynasty (265–316 CE)
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1988.21
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green-glazed stoneware with molded and sculpted decoration
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Funerary Urn (Hunping), late 200s CE. China, Western Jin dynasty (265–316 CE). Green-glazed stoneware with molded and sculpted decoration; diameter: 28.8 cm (11 5/16 in.); overall: 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1988.21
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China - Southern Dynasties
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citation
“The Year in Review for 1988.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 76, no. 2 (February 1989): 30–75.
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Mentioned: p. 75, no. 228; Reproduced: p. 50
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Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 07:58:02.303000
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154097
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Chinese Art
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China - Southern Dynasties
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green-glazed stoneware with molded and sculpted decoration
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