Tiger-shaped chamber pot (huzi)
6th – early 7th century
Description
Handled chamber pot in the form of an open-mouthed, crouched feline, with cylindrical opening at the mouth, arched handle attached from the top of the animal’s head to its rump, and molded decoration on the body modeled after Sassanian metalwork, including five-point palmettes and beading; buff earthenware with pale yellowish-green lead-fluxed glaze over molded and carved decoration; base unglazed. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China. One of a set of four burial vessels (2006.170.255-258).
Dimensions
H. 26.4 x W. 13 x L. 30 cm (10 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
Provenance
[The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, April 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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