Vases for warming alcohol (wenjiuzun 温酒尊) (M.C. 9799)

Production date: between -206 and 9 type(s) of object(s): beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, archaeology, ceramics, sculpture, china name(s): vase, mingqi materials and techniques: terracotta, colors - pigments place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 19cm diameter: 11. 3cm description: tripod vase decorated with two modeled human figures (acrobats). In terracotta, enhanced with black, white and red. Iconographic description: two figures, acrobats, balancing on their hands, their heads raised to look at each other. Themes / subjects / places represented: human figure mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 29–02–1988 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 9799. Object Type: sculpture, mingqi, vase. Date: Entre -206 et 9. Place of creation: Western Han. Dimensions: height: 19 cm (7.4 in) ; diameter: 11.3 cm (4.4 in). Medium: terracotta. Collection: Musée Cernuschi.