Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.123: Wine vessel (hu) with two lug handles Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Wine vessel (hu) with two lug handles , 2006.170.123,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 02, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/176893. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.123 Title Wine vessel (hu) with two lug handles Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 11th-10th century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE) Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/176893 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray earthenware Dimensions H. 27.1 x Diam. 24.1 cm (10 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Christie's, New York, 21 September 2000, lot 222] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), 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 2006.170.123 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Ovoid vessel with two pierced lug handles on the shoulder, sides widening from the flat rim to a full lower body, supported on a short circular pedestal foot; light gray earthenware with cord-impressed decoration applied diagonally on the upper body and vertically combed horizontal bands above the foot. Commentary Compare to: Shang dynasty white earthenware vessel of similar form but with smaller lug handles and carved geometric decoration excavated from Anyang, Henan province. See Regina Krahl, Dawn of the Yellow Earth: Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection (New York: China Institute Gallery, 2000), 31, fig. 7. Publication History Fine Chinese Ceramics, Paintings, and Works of Art, auct. cat., Christie's, New York (New York, September 21, 2000), lot 222 Subjects and Contexts Sedgwick Collection Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
