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China Chapter #3 (Vase in Shape of Han Dynasty Vessel)

Zhang Jian-Jun

Asian Art

On View: Asian Galleries, West, 2nd floor (China)
MEDIUM Silicone rubber
DATES 2006
DIMENSIONS 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (26.7 x 19.1 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 2018.27
CREDIT LINE Purchase gift of Dorothy Tapper Goldman and bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, by exchange
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Soft, translucent cast-silicone vessel in lemon yellow, re-creating the form of a vessel type made primarily in the Han dynasty, with face-and-loop handles (pushou) on the shoulders and a flaring rim. The rim includes an intentional void, replicating breakage to an older vessel.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Asian Galleries, West, 2nd floor (China)
CAPTION Zhang Jian-Jun (Chinese, born 1955). China Chapter #3 (Vase in Shape of Han Dynasty Vessel), 2006. Silicone rubber, 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (26.7 x 19.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Dorothy Tapper Goldman and bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, by exchange, 2018.27. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: , 2018.27_front_PS9.jpg)
EDITION Edition: 2/6
IMAGE front, 2018.27_front_PS9.jpg., 2019
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Zhang Jian-Jun (Chinese, born 1955). <em>China Chapter #3 (Vase in Shape of Han Dynasty Vessel)</em>, 2006. Silicone rubber, 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (26.7 x 19.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Dorothy Tapper Goldman and bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, by exchange, 2018.27. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: , 2018.27_front_PS9.jpg)