Object Title
Group of Painted Tomb Figures
Measurements
1) 15" h x 4" w x 14" l; 2) 15 1/2" h x 3" w x 3" d; 3) 12 1/2" h x 5" w x 12" l; 4) 15" h x 4" w x 15" l
Creation Date
Tang dynasty (618–907)
Credit Line
Denver Art Museum: Gift of the Dennis and Alyssa Law Foundation in honor of parents, Joseph and Loretta Law
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
3) https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2020.573; 4) https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2020.578
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
End of Tang dynasty (907 CE)
Provenance Information
(Chap Ku Tong Antiques), Hong Kong; Purchased by Joseph Cho-Yiu Law [1922-2015] and Sau Ying Loretta Law [1923-2020], Hong Kong, 1997; By descent, Dennis Law [b. 1947], Greenwood Village, CO.; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2020.
Exhibition Information
1) N/A; 2) Oct. 2021-Present, Denver Art Museum 5th floor gallery; 3) Oct. 2021-Present, Denver Art Museum 5th floor gallery; 4) N/A
Publication Information
N/A
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Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquisition of these works fills important gaps in the Denver Art Museum collection, provides opportunities to put objects into public domain and facilitates further research.