Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2006.170.166
Title: Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian)
Other Titles: Original Language Title: 西漢灰硬陶奩
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 2nd-1st century BCE
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/176996

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Gray stoneware
Dimensions: H. 16 x W. (across legs) 19.3 x Diam. 20 cm (6 5/16 x 7 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Uragami Sokyu-do Co., Ltd., Tokyo, July 2000] 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: 2006.170.166
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Cylindrical vessel with three legs in the form of crouching bears; gray stoneware with applique legs and impressed decoration. Vessels of this form are based on a bronze wine vessel prototype.

Subjects and Contexts

Sedgwick Collection

Verification Level

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2006.170.166: Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian)