Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.91: Tripod ewer (gui) 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"Tripod ewer (gui) , 2006.170.91,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/190811. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.91 Title Tripod ewer (gui) Other Titles Original Language Title: 山東龍山文化 紅陶鬶 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 2600-2000 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Shandong province Period Neolithic period, Shandong Longshan culture, c. 2600-2000 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/190811 Physical Descriptions Medium Earthenware Dimensions H. 26.7 x W. 13.6 x D. 19.2 cm (10 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 7 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, August 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), 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 Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.170.91 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 Tripod ewer known as a gui, said to resemble the form of a bird, with a triangular, beak-like spout, large three hollow legs resting on small pointed tips, notched bowstring line on the body, circular bosses reminiscent of rivet heads, and handle simulating twisted rope; lightly burnished red earthenware with applique decoration and handle. Longshan culture; from Shandong province. Note: A sample taken from the base of this vessel was thermoluminescence (TL) tested at Oxford Authentication Ltd. in December 1999 and determined to be consistent with the suggested period of manufacture. Commentary Compare to: Red earthenware tripod ewer of very similar form: with simulated twisted-rope handle, notched bowstring lines, and applied bosses, excavated in 1960 from a Longshan site at Yaoguanzhuang, Weifang, Shandong province, now in the Shandong Museum. See Lü Changling, Shandong wenwu jingcui [Selected works of cultural relics from Shandong] (Jinan: Shandong meishu chubanshe, 1996), no. 51, pp. 56 and 249. Subjects and Contexts Sedgwick Collection Related Media 3D Model: Zoömorphic 'Gui' Tripod Ewer with Elongated, Triangular Spout and Short Handle Simulating Twisted Rope and with Notched-Bowstring Line Decoration and Bosses Simulating Rivet Heads 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
