Harvard Art Museums > 1984.159: Small "Hu" Jar with Two Small Handles 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"Small "Hu" Jar with Two Small Handles , 1984.159,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201530. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1984.159 Title Small "Hu" Jar with Two Small Handles Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date Liangzhu culture, 3300-2000 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Zhejiang Province, Liangzhu Period Neolithic period Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201530 Physical Descriptions Medium Dark gray earthenware with inscription incised on the interior wall of the footring after firing Dimensions H. 12.5 x Diam. 11.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 7/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: This inscription is controversial (see Kaplan). Tentative translation: "May sons and grandsons treasure this in perpetuity" (see Shangraw). Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mr. and Mrs. Fritz W. Bilfinger, Zurich, Switzerland (by 1984), sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art in honor of Professor Max Loehr Accession Year 1984 Object Number 1984.159 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. Publication History Sidney M. Kaplan, "Early Pottery from the Liang Chu Site, Chekiang province", Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America (New York, NY, 1948 -1949), vol. III, plate XV 1a, 1b, 1c Clarence Shangraw, Origins of Chinese Ceramics, exh. cat., China House Gallery (New York, NY, 1978), p. 54, cat. no. 5 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
