Long-necked Jar (hu)
1st century BCE-early 1st century CE
Description
Jar with waisted cylindrical neck, globular body, and small flat, circular base, the body decorated with a molded frieze of hunting scenes including felines, boar, deer, and equestrians with bows and arrows amid waves and swirling clouds, and with two simulated pushou-mask ring-handles; red earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over molded decoration on the exterior; interior and base unglazed.
Dimensions
H. 45 x Diam. 35 cm (17 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Provenance
[Berwald Oriental Art, London, November 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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