Horse's Head
CultureChinese
DateHan dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.)
MediumPottery
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 × 6 7/8 × 2 1/4 inches (7.3 × 17.46 × 5.72 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-595
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DescriptionCeramic horse head with its mouth open. Ears are missing. White paint.ProvenanceWith an unknown vendor, Liulichang market district, by March 31, 1933 [1];
Purchased from the unknown vendor, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
NOTES:
[1] Liulichang is a street in Beijing known for its antique and curio shops. In a letter to Langdon Warner, Nelson-Atkins Advisor on Asian Art, dated March 31, 1933, Laurence Sickman described obtaining "three fine, strong Han" horse heads at the request of Nelson-Atkins Director Paul Gardner. Harvard University, Pusey Library, Langdon Warner Archive, box 12, folder 19, copy in Nelson-Atkins curatorial file.
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