Long-necked jar (hu)
1st century BCE-early 1st century CE
Description
Jar with waisted cylindrical neck, globular body, and small flat, circular base, the body decorated with a molded frieze of hunting scenes and two simulated pushou-mask ring-handles; red earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over molded decoration on the exterior; interior and base unglazed. One of a set of eight funerary vessels (2006.170.192-199).
Dimensions
H. 37.4 x Diam. 28.6 cm (14 3/4 x 11 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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