Accession Number1979/2.8
TitleBrick
Artist(s)ChineseArtist NationalityChinese (culture or style)Object Creation Date100-199Medium & SupportearthenwareDimensions 4 3/4 in x 4 9/16 in x 1 in (12.1 cm x 11.6 cm x 2.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Peter GreinerSubject matterEarthenware 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 DescriptionThis fragment of molded brick has an impressed concentric diamond pattern.
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Keywords
blue brick
building brick (clay products)
ceramic (material)
ceramic tile
earthenware
tile