VesselsChinese1st-3rd century CE

Rectangular basin with handle (yi)

early 1st-early 3rd century

Description

Rectangular basin with deep bowl supported on a flat rectangular foot and with curved handle terminating in a point; gray earthenware with red pigment on the interior and traces of red on the handle.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Gray earthenware with cold painted pigment

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, Eastern Han period, 25-220 CE

Century

1st-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 10.9 x W. 20.2 x L. 26.4 cm (4 5/16 x 7 15/16 x 10 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, April 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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