Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.186: Rectangular basin with handle (yi) 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"Rectangular basin with handle (yi) , 2006.170.186,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/190998. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.186 Title Rectangular basin with handle (yi) Other Titles Original Language Title: 東漢 灰陶匜 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date early 1st-early 3rd century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Han dynasty, Eastern Han period, 25-220 CE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/190998 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray earthenware with cold painted pigment Dimensions H. 10.9 x W. 20.2 x L. 26.4 cm (4 5/16 x 7 15/16 x 10 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, April 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 Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.170.186 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 Rectangular basin with deep bowl supported on a flat rectangular foot and with curved handle terminating in a point; gray earthenware with red pigment on the interior and traces of red on the handle. Commentary Compare to: Gray earthenware vessel of similar form but with a dragon-headed handle excavated in 1984 from an Eastern Han tomb in Zibo, Shandong province. Kaogu [Archaeology] 8 (1986): 722, fig. 6.6. 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
