Tripod cauldron (ding)
5th-4th century BCE
Description
Tripod cauldron with two U-shaped handles rising vertically from the rim supported by three slightly splayed footed legs; light gray stoneware with thin layer of ash glaze.
Dimensions
H. 19.8 x W. (across handles) 20.1 x Diam. 20.6 cm (7 13/16 x 7 15/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Provenance
[Uragami Sokyu-do Co., Ltd., Tokyo, July 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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