Long-necked jar (hu)
late 1st century BCE-early 1st century CE
Description
Jar with slightly flared mouth, wide cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, and globularly body raised on a circular pedestal foot; two pushou-mask supports positioned bilaterally on the belly; incised decoration of fish and scrolling clouds; light gray earthenware with incised decoration.
Dimensions
H. 46 x Diam. 30 cm (18 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
Provenance
[Galerie Gisèle Croës - Arts d'Extreme-Orient, Brussels, Belgium, June 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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