Rectangular Wellhead
-99–99
- Medium
- Gray earthenware with molded decoration
- Dimensions
- 24 × 16.5 × 12 cm (9 7/16 × 6 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- earthenware
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
earthenwareceramicsasian artsculptureChinese (culture or style)
About
The slits cut into opposite sides of this wellhead (a structure that covers a well) were originally fitted with beams to support the roof. The sides visible here depict creatures of this world and the hereafter: a tiger, a camel, and an archer (perhaps an immortal) aiming at a dragon. The back is molded with a dragon and tiger.