VesselsChinese3rd-2nd century BCE

Lacquer-coated wide-bodied jar

3rd-2nd century BCE

Description

Covered wide-bellied jar with broad shoulders slanting inward to a waisted cylindrical neck crowned by a flattened, everted mouth rim; lower half of vessel walls slant inward to a small flat base; conical lid with finial knob at center; wide plain band raised in low-relief encircles the vessel just below the shoulder, two narrow bands in relief encircle the neck; light gray earthenware with molded elements covered all over with dark brown lacquer.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Lacquered

Medium

Lacquered earthenware

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

3rd-2nd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 34.1 x Diam. 32.4 cm (13 7/16 x 12 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Kaikodo, 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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