Stove
Place of OriginShaanxi province or Henan province, China
Date25-220
PeriodEastern Han period (25-220)
MaterialsEarthenware with glaze
DimensionsH. 5 in x W. 10 3/4 in x D. 12 in, H. 12.7 cm x W. 27.3 cm x D. 30.5 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P238
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
On viewLocationGallery 15
More InformationModels of stoves, sometimes including food, cooks, and a full range of cooking equipment, are fairly common among Han-dynasty tomb sculpture and in scenes of feasting and food preparation in Han-dynasty tomb murals. Feasting was an important part of the ceremony for seeing off the soul of the deceased.
approx. 100 BCE-100 CE
approx. 450-550
25-220
approx. 198
618-907
618-907
25-220