Chicken or Rooster
Modern (?)
Pottery with traces of paint
8.1 x 3.75 x 8.75 in. (20.574 x 9.525 x 22.225 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
2009.28.7
Geography:
Asia, China
Classification:
Fine and Visual Arts; Sculptures
Culture/Nationality:
Chinese
Collection:
Helen B. Chapin '15 Collection
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- animals
- Asian - Refers to the cultures of the continent of Asia, which is in the eastern hemisphere, and is bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and is generally considered to be delimited on the west by the Ural Mountains. It also refers to the numerous islands off the coast of Asia.
- Chinese - The cultures, styles, and periods characteristic of China. To specifically refer to the cultures of ancient Chine, use "Ancient Chinese."
- pottery - Generally, all ware made of ceramic, which is any of various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature. In specialized usage, it typically does not include porcelain, which is a type of ceramic ware made of a refractory white clay, or "kaolin," and a feldspathic rock, that react when fired so the clay serves to hold the shape of the object and the rock fuses into a natural glass.
- sculpture - Three-dimensional works of art in which images and forms are produced in relief, in intaglio, or in the round. The term refers particularly to art works created by carving or engraving a hard material, by molding or casting a malleable material (which usually then hardens), or by assembling parts to create a three-dimensional object. It is typically used to refer to large or medium-sized objects made of stone, wood, bronze, or another metal. Small objects are typically referred to as "carvings" or another appropriate term. "Sculpture" refers to works that represent tangible beings, objects, or groups of objects, or are abstract works that have defined edges and boundaries and can be measured. As three-dimensional works become more diffused in space or time, or less tangible, use appropriate specific terms, such as "mail art" or "environmental art."
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Bibliography List
The following Bibliography exist for this object:
- Carol Campbell, "Chinese Folklore Students Use Helen B. Chapin Collection," Mirabile Dictu: The Bryn Mawr College Library Newsletter 6 (Spring 2002): 7.
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