VesselsChinese2nd-1st century BCE

Covered, Stepped, Square, Incense Burner with Geometric Decor

2nd-1st century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray earthenware with openwork decoration and with traces of cold-painted red and white pigments

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

2nd-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 20 x W. 11 x D. 11 cm (7 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

Provenance

[Kaikodo, New York, October 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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