Large covered jar (hu)
VesselsChinese2nd-1st century BCE

Large covered jar (hu)

2nd-1st century BCE

Description

Large covered jar with slightly flared mouth, waisted cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, and globular body raised on a short, circular pedestal foot; three evenly spaced horizontal bands raised in relief encircle the body; two molded pushou-masks intended to support ring handles (now lost) positioned just below shoulders; light gray earthenware with molded applique decoration and burnished surfaces; the interior of the neck and cover with cold-painted red pigment.

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Gray earthenware with cold painted pigment on interior
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. 67.8 x Diam. 43 cm (26 11/16 x 16 15/16 in.)

Provenance

[Berwald Oriental Art, London, 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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