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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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155055
label
Watchtower
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155055
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object
title
Watchtower
description
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.
date
25–220 CE
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758620
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Ceramic
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.); Overall: 54.3 cm (21 3/8 in.)
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China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)
accession
1989.71
Source extras
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earthenware with lead glaze
tombstone
Watchtower, 25–220 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Earthenware with lead glaze; diameter: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.); overall: 54.3 cm (21 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1989.71
collection
China - Han Dynasty
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 15
citation
Wilson, J. Keith. "Notable Acquisitions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147.
page_number
Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 127
citation
Wilson, J. Keith, and Anne E. Wardwell. "New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>81, no. 8 (1994): 270-347.
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Reproduced: p. 306; Mentioned: p. 303-07; 347
creditline
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 08:01:32.927000
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155055
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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earthenware with lead glaze
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