Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.158: Chamber pot in the form of a rabbit 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"Chamber pot in the form of a rabbit , 2006.170.158,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/190854. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.158 Title Chamber pot in the form of a rabbit Other Titles Original Language Title: 漢 灰陶溺器 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 1st century BCE – 1st century CE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/190854 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray earthenware Dimensions H. 19.6 x L. 34.2 x D. 16.3 cm (7 11/16 x 13 7/16 x 6 7/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, July 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 2006.170.158 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 Chamber pot of rounded rectangular form depicting a stylized, open-mouthed rabbit with whiskers and pointed ears, elongated tail curling upward and stretching back to the head to form a handle, and with carved geometric patterning on the body; gray earthenware with incised and impressed decoration. Commentary Compare to: Related ceramic chamber pot in the form of a stylized tiger excavated in 1990 from a late Western Han to early Eastern Han period (1st century CE) tomb near Tianzhen County, Datong City, Shanxi province. See Wenwu [Cultural Relics] 9 (2012): 29, fig. 18. 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
