Gateway Tile from the Tomb Compound of Prince Ding, a Son of the Qianlong Emperor

CultureChinese

Date1750

MediumCeramic tile

DimensionsOverall: 178 × 189 3/4 inches (452.12 × 481.97 cm)

Credit LineGift of Lt. J. M. McHugh

Object number32-108.1-5

On View

On view

Gallery Location

Collections

East Asian Art

Terms

DescriptionGateway of green and yellow tiles with two flower medallions in panelsProvenance

Provenance

Tomb of Prince Ding, named Yonghuang; Beijing, China;

Lieutenant James M. McHugh, by 1932;

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.

Published References

Editorial, “The Lure of Ancient China” Apollo, special issue for the Asian art collection in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Vol. XCVII, no. 133 (March 1973), 4, pl. 4 (repro.).

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