Pair of "Sun Moon" Funerary Vases .1a (sun/dragon) .2a (moon/tiger)
Pair of "Sun Moon" Funerary Vases .1a (sun/dragon) .2a (moon/tiger)

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Pair of "Sun Moon" Funerary Vases .1a (sun/dragon) .2a (moon/tiger),

13th–14th century

Chinese
Southern Song dynasty, 1127–1279 | Yuan dynasty, 1271–1368
2001-289.1-.2 a-b

Information

Title
Pair of "Sun Moon" Funerary Vases .1a (sun/dragon) .2a (moon/tiger)
Dates

13th–14th century

Medium
White earthenware with yingqing glaze and appliqué designs
Dimensions
.1 a: h. 59.4 cm., diam. 14.8 cm. (23 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.) .1 b: h. 17.1 cm., diam. 10.2 cm. (6 3/4 x 4 in.) .2 a: h. 59.2 cm., w. 15.9 cm., d. 15.2 cm. (23 5/16 x 6 1/4 x 6 in.) .2 b: h. 16.0 cm., diam. 10.7 cm. (6 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien
Object Number
2001-289.1-.2 a-b
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Southern Song, Yüan
Type
vases, funerary objects, ceramics
Materials
glaze, appliqué, earthenware
Subject
tigers, birds, moons, suns, iconography, figures (representations), dragons

-2001 Dr. Alvin Friedman-Kien (New York, NY), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2001.

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