Covered long-necked jar (hu)
25-220 CE
Description
Covered jar with long cylindrical neck, wide shoulders, compressed body, and straight foot resting on a flat base, the slightly domed cover with finial in the form of a seated human figure leaning to one side propped up on one arm; the vessel shoulders decorated with a molded frieze of tigers, dragons, and other mythical beasts striding amid clouds; red earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-brown glaze, the undersides of the vessel and cover unglazed. One of a pair with 2006.170.205.A-B.
Dimensions
with cover: H. 43.7 x Diam. 28.4 cm (17 3/16 x 11 3/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, December 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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