Mortuary Lamp
| Object Number: | C359 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Asia Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Chinese |
| Provenience: | China |
| Period: | Han Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 1st Century - 3rd Century CE |
| Early Date: | 1 |
| Late Date: | 220 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Ceramic Clay Lead Glaze |
| Technique: | Fired Glazed |
| Iconography: | Phoenix Crane Fish |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Yamanaka, 1918 |
| Other Number: | Getz 138 - Other Number |
Description
This lamp is made in two sections. There is a cone with leaf-shaped apertures, on which rests another section surmounted possibly by a phoenix with upraised wings. This may be a replica of a metal original.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Chinese ceramics (Rotunda Case Exhibit) ( Sep 1987) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Exhibition of Oriental Art (12 Feb 1916) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Getz, John. 1916. The University Museum Exhibition of Oriental Art.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 225 no.138 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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