Covered Square 'Fanghu' Storage Jar with Scrolling-Cloud Decor and Simulated Ring-Mask Handles
perhaps reign of Wudi, 141 BCE - 87 BCE
Dimensions
including cover: H. 55.1 x W. 22.2 x D. 22.2 cm (21 11/16 x 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Provenance
[J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1990], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1990.
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