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Funerary Sculpture of a Double-Courtyard Residential Compoundmiddle Ming dynasty, about 1450-1550

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Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Funerary Sculpture of a Double-Courtyard Residential Compound
Culture: Chinese
Place Made: China, probably Shanxi Province
Date Made: middle Ming dynasty, about 1450-1550
Period: Middle Ming dynasty
Medium: Molded and modeled earthenware with white slip, pigments, and green glaze
Dimensions: Assembled: 21 × 36 × 72 in. (53.34 × 91.44 × 182.88 cm) .1a-d) Kitchen Chamber with Water Storage: 16 5/8 × 10 × 7 in. (42.23 × 25.4 × 17.78 cm) .2a-f) Front Gate: 18 × 10 1/2 × 8 1/8 in. (45.72 × 26.67 × 20.64 cm) .3a-e) Room with Canopied Bed: 18 3/4 × 24 × 8 in. (47.63 × 60.96 × 20.32 cm) .4a-c) Kitchen Unit: 19 × 10 1/2 × 8 in. (48.26 × 26.67 × 20.32 cm) .5a-c) Kitchen Chamber with Kitchen: 16 3/8 × 10 × 7 1/2 in. (41.59 × 25.4 × 19.05 cm) .6a-e) Throne Chamber with Throne: 16 7/8 × 27 × 8 in. (42.86 × 68.58 × 20.32 cm) .7a-g) Alter Chamber with Alter: 16 3/4 × 27 1/2 × 9 in. (42.55 × 69.85 × 22.86 cm) .8a-e) Room with Sedan Chair: 17 1/4 × 26 1/4 × 8 in. (43.82 × 66.68 × 20.32 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Blanche Wilbur Hill
Accession Number: M.81.265.1-.8
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: Chinese and Korean Art