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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.149
Title
Large 'Hunping' Funerary Jar with Tiered Top Representing Birds, Beasts, and Figures Set in an Architectural Complex
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
Wu or Western Jin dynasty, late 3rd century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing
Period
Three Kingdoms period, 220-280 CE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/20968

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Yue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded and appliqué decoration. From the Yue kilns in the Shaoxing area, northeastern Zhejiang province.
Dimensions
48 x 28.2 cm (18 7/8 x 11 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
William B. Goldstein, M.D., Wilton, Conn. purchased from J.J. Lally & Co. , New York

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of William B. Goldstein, M.D.
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.149
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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