Tomb Figurine: Pig
sculptor
Unknown
Date3rd century BCE
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumIncised serpentine
Dimensions12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS21w22
eMuseum ID719654
EmbARK ObjectID13394
TMS Source ID2342
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 181. (as Chinese, "of the first few centuries [CE]")
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 41 (13 Jun. 1965), p. 2. (as Chinese)
Yasuko Horioka. "Chinese Sculpture-II." Fenway Court (Feb. 1970), pp. 21-22, 24, fig. 3. (as Pre-Han period, style of the Chou dynasty)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 8-10, no. 2. (as Chinese, Warring States period, about 3rd century BCE)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 41 (13 Jun. 1965), p. 2. (as Chinese)
Yasuko Horioka. "Chinese Sculpture-II." Fenway Court (Feb. 1970), pp. 21-22, 24, fig. 3. (as Pre-Han period, style of the Chou dynasty)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 8-10, no. 2. (as Chinese, Warring States period, about 3rd century BCE)
ProvenanceNotesGift from Denman Waldo Ross (1853-1935), art collector and design theorist, to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December 1922.
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