About this artwork
This humble-looking burial model illustrates two notable inventions in engineering and architecture that were in used widely during the Han dynasty. The rotary mill, worked by a pedal-operated hammer, was used to prepare grain for flour. The shed that encloses it has a deeply overhanging tile roof supported by a wood column with projecting bracket arms. This type of bracketing, which transferred the weight of the roof to the column, became an increasingly important feature of later Chinese buildings.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 133
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Department
- Arts of Asia
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Title
- Farm Shed with Grain Mill
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Place
- China (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- 25 CE–220 CE
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Medium
- Brick-red earthenware with green lead glaze
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Dimensions
- 17.8 × 19.4 × 27.3 cm (7 × 7 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Rose Movius Palmer
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Reference Number
- 1976.533
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/51834/manifest.json
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