Roof tile

Museum number:
9-14572
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090014572
Description:
Roof Tile; Terra cotta, glaze; clay sculpture; blue eggplant, yellow, buff body; 23" high; Roof ridge tiles; dolphins, some glaze weathered off. Roof ornament, glazed ceramic tile modeled in form of dragon head with uplifted and curled back tail; on rectangular body. 1 of 2; gaping mouth with teeth bared, flared nostrils, swirling mane in high relief with incised lines, small horns; large tail over head curls back, has parallel ribs and incised geometric pattern. Vertical cut at back, and under upper jaw of front, interior hollow. Most of surface glazed with blue-green, highlighted by dark blue, yellow and buff details. Underside unglazed. H. 58 cm, L. 40 cm, W. 19.5 cm Ceramic, modeled, blue-green, dark blue, yellow and buff glazes
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons
Function:
4.2 Public Buildings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Roof tile, accession number 9-14572, described as Roof Tile; Terra cotta, glaze; clay sculpture; blue eggplant, yellow, buff body; 23" high; Roof ridge tiles; dolphins, some glaze weathered off. Roof ornament, glazed ceramic tile modeled in form of dragon head with uplifted and curled back tail; on rectangular body. 1 of 2; gaping mouth with teeth bared, flared nostrils, swirling mane in high relief with incised lines, small horns; large tail over head curls back, has parallel ribs and incised geometric pattern. Vertical cut at back, and under upper jaw of front, interior hollow. Most of surface glazed with blue-green, highlighted by dark blue, yellow and buff details. Underside unglazed. H. 58 cm, L. 40 cm, W. 19.5 cm Ceramic, modeled, blue-green, dark blue, yellow and buff glazes
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Roof tile, accession number 9-14572, described as Roof Tile; Terra cotta, glaze; clay sculpture; blue eggplant, yellow, buff body; 23" high; Roof ridge tiles; dolphins, some glaze weathered off. Roof ornament, glazed ceramic tile modeled in form of dragon head with uplifted and curled back tail; on rectangular body. 1 of 2; gaping mouth with teeth bared, flared nostrils, swirling mane in high relief with incised lines, small horns; large tail over head curls back, has parallel ribs and incised geometric pattern. Vertical cut at back, and under upper jaw of front, interior hollow. Most of surface glazed with blue-green, highlighted by dark blue, yellow and buff details. Underside unglazed. H. 58 cm, L. 40 cm, W. 19.5 cm Ceramic, modeled, blue-green, dark blue, yellow and buff glazesDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Roof tile, accession number 9-14572, described as Roof Tile; Terra cotta, glaze; clay sculpture; blue eggplant, yellow, buff body; 23" high; Roof ridge tiles; dolphins, some glaze weathered off. Roof ornament, glazed ceramic tile modeled in form of dragon head with uplifted and curled back tail; on rectangular body. 1 of 2; gaping mouth with teeth bared, flared nostrils, swirling mane in high relief with incised lines, small horns; large tail over head curls back, has parallel ribs and incised geometric pattern. Vertical cut at back, and under upper jaw of front, interior hollow. Most of surface glazed with blue-green, highlighted by dark blue, yellow and buff details. Underside unglazed. H. 58 cm, L. 40 cm, W. 19.5 cm Ceramic, modeled, blue-green, dark blue, yellow and buff glazesDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Roof tile, accession number 9-14572, described as Roof Tile; Terra cotta, glaze; clay sculpture; blue eggplant, yellow, buff body; 23" high; Roof ridge tiles; dolphins, some glaze weathered off. Roof ornament, glazed ceramic tile modeled in form of dragon head with uplifted and curled back tail; on rectangular body. 1 of 2; gaping mouth with teeth bared, flared nostrils, swirling mane in high relief with incised lines, small horns; large tail over head curls back, has parallel ribs and incised geometric pattern. Vertical cut at back, and under upper jaw of front, interior hollow. Most of surface glazed with blue-green, highlighted by dark blue, yellow and buff details. Underside unglazed. H. 58 cm, L. 40 cm, W. 19.5 cm Ceramic, modeled, blue-green, dark blue, yellow and buff glazes

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