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Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian) with conical lid

Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian) with conical lid

VesselsChinese1st century BCE-1st century CE

Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian) with conical lid

1st century BCE-early 1st century CE

Description

Cylindrical tripod vessel with legs in the form of crouching bears and a conical lid in the form of a multi-peaked mountain; decoration of hunters pursuing animals on the vessel sides and amid the mountain peaks; 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).

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Lead glaze

Medium

Earthenware with green lead glaze

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

Century

1st century BCE-1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 25.8 x Diam. 20 cm (10 3/16 x 7 7/8 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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