Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian) with domed cover
1st century BCE-early 1st century CE
Description
Cylindrical tripod vessel with legs in the form of crouching bears and domed cover with simulated double-ring handles on top; molded decoration of hunters pursuing animals on the vessel sides; red earthenware with lead-fluxed, emerald-green glaze over molded decoration; the underside of the vessel and cover with some glaze overflow. One of a set of eight funerary vessels (2006.170.192-199).
Dimensions
with cover: H. 21.3 x Diam. 21 cm (8 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Provenance
[The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, May 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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