The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 16, 2024
Funerary Urn (Hunping)
late 200s CE
(265-316 CE)
Diameter: 28.8 cm (11 5/16 in.); Overall: 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Location: 241B Arts of Ancient China
Description
Green-glazed stoneware developed greater variety in the south after the Han dynasty. Large funerary urns known as hunping, or "the urn of the soul," are evidence for its prolific production. This type of urn features multistoried towers populated by human figures, animals, and birds. It was likely associated with the southern funerary tradition of "summons of the soul." The wandering soul of the deceased was summoned to return. The urn with architectural designs (sometimes with grains placed inside) provided a safe place of refuge.- The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1988.21