Stamped-brick Pillar
Stamped-brick Pillar
Stamped-brick Pillar
Stamped-brick Pillar

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Stamped-brick Pillar,

1st century BCE (bricks); late 19th-early 20th century (rubbings)

Chinese
Western Han dynasty, 206 BCE–9 CE
y1957-136 d

Information

Title
Stamped-brick Pillar
Dates

1st century BCE (bricks); late 19th-early 20th century (rubbings)

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
image: 57.3 x 15.2 cm. (22 9/16 x 6 in.) 107.5 x 15.2 cm. (42 5/16 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Rowley
Object Number
y1957-136 d
Place Made

Asia, China

Marks/Labels/Seals
Outer titleslips Ink: 漢亭長磚 (Han dynasty, Tingzhang-official brick) Pencil: “Stamped Brick 152 / set of 4”
Culture
Chinese
Period
Han (Chinese)
Type
rubbings
Subject
figures (representations), warriors, men, dragons, buildings

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