2006.194: Globular 'Hu' Storage Jar with Cylindrical Neck, Dished Mouth, 'Pushou'-Mask Handles, and Abstract Decor
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2006.194
- Title
- Globular 'Hu' Storage Jar with Cylindrical Neck, Dished Mouth, 'Pushou'-Mask Handles, and Abstract Decor
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 1st-2nd century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Han dynasty, Eastern Han period, 25-220 CE
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/317743
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Lead-glazed funerary ware: brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed, caramel-brown glaze over mold-impressed handles, the decoration created through the application of lead-fluxed, emerald-green glaze over localized areas of the caramel-brown glaze
- Technique
- Lead glaze
- Dimensions
- H. 32.8 x Diam. 23 cm (12 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Conor Mahony, New York
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York
Susan Chen, Hong Kong
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Conor Mahony in honor of Walter C. Sedgwick
- Accession Year
- 2006
- Object Number
- 2006.194
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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