Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.160.A-B: Covered, squared jar (fang) with recumbent feline base 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"Covered, squared jar (fang) with recumbent feline base , 2006.170.160.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/186658. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.160.A-B Title Covered, squared jar (fang) with recumbent feline base Other Titles Original Language Title: 西漢 彩繪陶臥獸座鈁 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date late 2nd 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/186658 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments Dimensions H. 42.7 x W. 43.8 x D. 24.5 cm (16 13/16 x 17 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Christie's, New York, 16 September 1999, lot. 260] sold; through [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1999]; 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 Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.170.160.A-B 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 Vessel in the form of a cat bearing the upper portion of a squared wine jar (fang) on its back; the cat’s head raised with eyes open and mouth closed, legs bent and gathered beneath its body, tail curled upward and back towards the jar; two sides of the jar have a molded pushou-masks intended to support ring-handles; a pyramid-shaped lid covers the jar; molded gray earthenware with applique elements and traces of red and white pigments on the exterior and red pigment on the interior. Commentary Compare to: A pair of nearly identical vessels with “fang” wine jars set on the backs of recumbent felines excavated from a mid-Western Han period tomb (late 2nd century BCE) tomb at the No. 1 Middle School site in Nanyang, Henan province. See Jianghan kaogu [Jianghan Archaeology] 2 (2011): 81, pl. 1, no. B-M36:14. (Full excavation report unpublished.) Publication History Fine Chinese Furniture, Ceramics, and Works of Art, auct. cat., Christie's, New York (New York, September 16, 1999), lot 260 Subjects and Contexts Sedgwick Collection Related Works 2006.170.161.A-B Covered, squared jar (fang) with recumbent feline base Vessels 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
