Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian) with conical lid
25-220 CE
Description
Cylindrical tripod vessel with legs in the form of crouching bears and conical, mountain-form lid with knob in the form of a seated human figure with head tilted and arm resting on one knee; vessel sides incised with two horizontal lines and embellished with a pair of molded simulated pushou-mask ring-handles, the peaked cover molded with a scene of tigers striding through a dense forest of stylized trees; red earthenware with lead-fluxed, caramel-brown glaze all over the vessel, including the base, the underside of the cover unglazed; with three small rectangular kiln supports on the vessel base.
Dimensions
H. 27.7 x Diam. 21.1 cm (10 7/8 x 8 5/16 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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