Standing Chicken

Animal Figure

Standing chicken with brown glaze and light green splendor. Very well formed from head to the wings and the tail feathers. The legs are fastened to a common base. It is a hallow vessel, apparently used for a sacrificial potion with wine. The back closure is missing. 

Object ID
Han_014

Age
Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD)

Material
Ceramics

Color
brown glaze

Length
19.5 cm

Width
9.5 cm – 10 cm

Height
21 cm

Height (tail)
13 cm

Standfoot / floor plate
6.8 cm

Condition
Good. Some little cracks.

Price
on request

Description

Standing chicken with brown glaze and light green splendor. Very well formed from head to the wings and the tail feathers. The legs are fastened to a common base. It is a hallow vessel, apparently used for a sacrificial potion with wine. [1] The back closure is missing.
Chickens have a long domestication history, also in China. Ceramic imitations belonged like other domestic animals to the grave goods of the Han Dynasty. The Chinese symbolism says that chickens were able to drive away evil spirits. (HV)

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[1] Willetts, William (1968): Das Buch der chinesischen Kunst. Von der Jungsteinzeit bis heute. Econ Verlag. Düsseldorf/Wien. 97