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2580. (Wong 90) One Small, Rectangular Coffin with sloping roof.
Han.  Chinese.
[[stamp]] SMITHSONIAN [[/stamp]] 1738

Soft, dense, terracotta-colored paste, burned gray and harder on higher end of object. Thin blackish glaze Or paint once applied in uneven thickness over entire surface, the most of which has disappeared from all except the roof surface. Traces of earth adhesion on all surfaces. Higher end of object convex, with wing-like corners and projecting roof. End decorated in heavy incised lines, in representation of a pair of doors. The sloping roof is curved and ornamented at edges with six round studs and shows a circular opening from without with its original loose cover. Base modeled as low pedestal. Interior contains ashes and charcoal.
Height at highest point of roof, 9"; length of roof, 15 5/8".
Purchased from K.T. Wong of Shanghai, at New York, Special  Voucher #31 January, 1918,  400.00