2006.170.185: Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian)
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2006.170.185
- Title
- Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian)
- Other Titles
- Original Language Title: 東漢 灰陶奩
- 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/190997
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gray earthenware with traces of cold painted pigment
- Dimensions
- H. 14.6 x Diam. 21.7 cm (5 3/4 x 8 9/16 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
- 2006.170.185
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Cylindrical tripod vessel with three legs in the form of crouching bears, decorated on the exterior with a pair of molded simulated pushou masks ring-handles; gray earthenware with applique molded elements and traces of cold-painted red pigment.
Subjects and Contexts
- Sedgwick Collection
Verification Level
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