Owl-form jar | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2006.170.140.A-B
Title: Owl-form jar
Other Titles: Original Language Title: 戰國硬陶鵩形罐
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 5th-3rd century BCE
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/167086

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Gray stoneware
Dimensions: H. 7.5 x Diam. 6.2 cm (2 15/16 x 2 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Eskenazi Ltd., London, July 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year: 2006
Object Number: 2006.170.140.A-B
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Small covered jar in the form of an owl, the jar globular in form with short, straight neck, the lid in the form of an owl’s head; light gray stoneware with incised decoration representing feathers.

Subjects and Contexts

Sedgwick Collection

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2006.170.140.A-B: Owl-form jar