Relief with Tiger from a Funerary Stove Model
Unknown Artist
202 BCE–220 CE
Medium
earthenware with relief decoration
Dimensions
10.2 × 27.4 × 1.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
Accession Number
1925.140
About this artwork
This pottery panel and 1925.137 were made in molds to be joined with other panels to build a miniature stove. The panels, however, are not complete and presumably do not belong together. This panel depicts a tiger protecting the west.