COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.2000.118.2
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CMA_.2000.118.2
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2001
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2001
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
China, probably from Xi'an, Tang Dynasty (618-907)
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China, probably from Xi'an, Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Tomb Guardian with Human Face
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Tomb Guardian with Human Face
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
late 7th or early 8th century
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late 7th or early 8th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
675
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675
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
725
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725
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
ceramic; sancai ware (three color glazes)
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ceramic; sancai ware (three color glazes)
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Tang Dynasty (618-907)
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Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Style or Period
false
Creation Place:
probably from Xi'an
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probably from Xi'an
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
Overall: 88.9cm x 41cm x 50.8cm
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Overall: 88.9cm x 41cm x 50.8cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
2000.118.2
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2000.118.2
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)
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Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Visually stunning, these fierce zhenmoushou (tomb guardians) are covered with the "three color glaze" of sancai ceramics, with amber, green and white as the dominant hues. Here, however, a fourth,and more precious color appears: blue, indicating the princely status of the individual who was to receive protection from this pair.Like other tomb guardians, these are animal-shaped, are posed crouching over their pedestals, and display dorsal fins on their backs. Also typical of such tomb guardians, they are not identical twins. One sports an animal head, resembling a snarling wolf, and the other a human face, with huge, protruding leaf-like ears. The former also has a pair of tall antlers and is surrounded by spikes suggesting flames. Its body is taut and lean, and its limbs end with sharp talons. Its companion has bulging, glaring eyes and jaws tightened in anger. It also has hoofs instead of claws. A series of feathers fan out from its body, resembling a peacock's display of plumage.In ceramic art, sancai ware began to appear during the early 600s ad and became widespread over the course of the century. These sculptures were used in a funerary context, most likely within a royal tomb, where they protected the deceased from evil irits. This is the museum's first acquisition of a tomb guardian pair.
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Visually stunning, these fierce zhenmoushou (tomb guardians) are covered with the "three color glaze" of sancai ceramics, with amber, green and white as the dominant hues. Here, however, a fourth,and more precious color appears: blue, indicating the princely status of the individual who was to receive protection from this pair.Like other tomb guardians, these are animal-shaped, are posed crouching over their pedestals, and display dorsal fins on their backs. Also typical of such tomb guardians, they are not identical twins. One sports an animal head, resembling a snarling wolf, and the other a human face, with huge, protruding leaf-like ears. The former also has a pair of tall antlers and is surrounded by spikes suggesting flames. Its body is taut and lean, and its limbs end with sharp talons. Its companion has bulging, glaring eyes and jaws tightened in anger. It also has hoofs instead of claws. A series of feathers fan out from its body, resembling a peacock's display of plumage.In ceramic art, sancai ware began to appear during the early 600s ad and became widespread over the course of the century. These sculptures were used in a funerary context, most likely within a royal tomb, where they protected the deceased from evil irits. This is the museum's first acquisition of a tomb guardian pair.
Context
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Link to Work:
CMA_.2000.118.1
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CMA_.2000.118.1
Link to Work
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.2000.118.2.tif
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CMA_.2000.118.2.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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