Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.180: Long-necked jar (hu) 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"Long-necked jar (hu) , 2006.170.180,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196994. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.180 Title Long-necked jar (hu) Other Titles Original Language Title: 漢 灰陶壺 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date late 1st century BCE-early 1st century CE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196994 Physical Descriptions Medium Light gray earthenware with incised decoration Dimensions H. 46 x Diam. 30 cm (18 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Galerie Gisèle Croës - Arts d'Extreme-Orient, Brussels, Belgium, June 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), 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 2006.170.180 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 Jar with slightly flared mouth, wide cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, and globularly body raised on a circular pedestal foot; two pushou-mask supports positioned bilaterally on the belly; incised decoration of fish and scrolling clouds; light gray earthenware with incised decoration. Commentary Compare to: (1) A group of jars of similar form with closely related decor excavated in 2003 from a late Western Han tomb of Zhang Jiu near Daobeimiao South Road in Luoyang city, Henan province. See Wenwu [Cultural Relics] 12 (2005): 34-35, figs. 8-10. (2) Covered ‘hu’ jar with two ‘pushou’-mask ring handles excavated in 1992 from a late Western Han dynasty (206 BCE – 9 CE) tomb in Jinguyuan near Luoyang train station in Luoyang city, Henan province. See Wenwu [Cultural Relics] 7 (1994): 24, figs. 2, 4, and 5. (3) A group of long-necked ‘hu’ storage jars with two ‘pushou’-mask ring handles and calligraphic inscriptions excavated in 1992 from a late Western Han dynasty (206 BCE – 9 CE) tomb in Xigong District, Luoyang, Henan province. See Wenwu [Cultural Relics] 11 (1995): 8, figs. 7 and 8. 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
