Brick

Accession Number
1979/2.8

Title
Brick

Artist(s)
Chinese

Artist Nationality
Chinese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
100-199

Medium & Support
earthenware

Dimensions
4 3/4 in x 4 9/16 in x 1 in (12.1 cm x 11.6 cm x 2.6 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Greiner

Subject matter
Earthenware ceramic bricks or qingzhuan (青磚) were in architectural use since the Warring States period (475-221 BCE) and were in common use by the Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE) to construct floors, walls, stairs, roofs, and tombs. They were produced in a variety of shapes and sizes and display a vast array of motifs, including pictorial scenes. Bricks used for flooring commonly display geometric and parallel line motifs.  

Physical Description
This fragment of molded brick has an impressed concentric diamond pattern. 

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
brick

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
blue brick
building brick (clay products)
ceramic (material)
ceramic tile
earthenware
tile

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