2008.072.026

Object Title
Jar with rope handles
Measurements
H: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Creation Date
2nd or 1st century BC, Western Han dynasty (206 BC- AD 9)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham; 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 37-38, 44, cat. no. 30, color illus. p. 37.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

2008.072.024

Object Title
Bottle vase
Measurements
H: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); diam: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Creation Date
3rd century BC, Late Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham; 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 35, cat. no. 28, color illus. p. 35.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

2008.072.022

Object Title
Tomb figure of a pig
Measurements
H: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); length: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Creation Date
2nd or 1st century BC, Western Han dynasty (206 BC- AD 9)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
late 1980s or early 1990s possibly in Hong Kong; early 1990s - before 2004 possibly E&J Frankel, Ltd., New York (possibly from Hong Kong); by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased from Frankel); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 34, cat. no. 26, color illus. p. 34.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

2008.072.020

Object Title
Vessel with duck-head spout
Measurements
H: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Creation Date
5th to 3rd century BC, Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
late 1980s or early 1990s possibly in Hong Kong; early 1990s - before 2004 possibly E&J Frankel, Ltd., New York (possibly from Hong Kong); by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased from Frankel); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004; Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 6 – April 3, 2005
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 32, fn52, cat. no. 24, color illus. p. 32.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

2008.072.015

Object Title
Tripod vessel with cylindrical neck
Measurements
H: 4 in. (10.2 cm); diam: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Creation Date
5th or 4th century BC, Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham; 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 28, cat. no. 19, color illus. p. 28.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

2008.072.014

Object Title
Beehive-shaped tripod jar with spiral designs
Measurements
H: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Creation Date
5th or 4th century BC, Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham; 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 27-28, cat. no. 18, color illus. p. 27.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

2008.072.012

Object Title
Mingqi bell of bo type
Measurements
H: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Creation Date
4th or 3rd century BC, Mid to late Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham; 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004; Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 6 – April 3, 2005
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 25-26, cat. no. 16, color illus. p. 26.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

2008.072.011

Object Title
He with animal-head spout
Measurements
h: 7 in. (17.8 cm); diam: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Creation Date
4th century BC, Warring States period
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
by 2004 - 2008 Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham; 2008 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004; Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 6 – April 3, 2005
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.]. (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 24-25, cat. no. 15, color illus. and detail p. 25.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

2008.072.010 a,b

Object Title
Pair of mat weights
Measurements
h (each): 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm); diam (largest): 4 11∕16 in. (11.9 cm)
Creation Date
5th or 4th century BC, late Spring and Autumn period or Warring States period
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
by 2004 - 2008 Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham; 2008 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.]. (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 24, cat. no. 14a and b, color illus. p. 24.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

2008.072.009

Object Title
Covered vessel with bird finial
Measurements
h: 5 ½ in. (14.0 cm); diam: 7 ½ in. (19.1 cm)
Creation Date
5th – 3rd century BC, Warring States period
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
by 2004 - 2008 Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham; 2008 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.]. (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 23-24, cat. no. 13, color illus. p. 23.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.
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