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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.194
Title
Globular 'Hu' Storage Jar with Cylindrical Neck, Dished Mouth, 'Pushou'-Mask Handles, and Abstract Decor
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1st-2nd century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Han dynasty, Eastern Han period, 25-220 CE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/317743

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lead-glazed funerary ware: brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed, caramel-brown glaze over mold-impressed handles, the decoration created through the application of lead-fluxed, emerald-green glaze over localized areas of the caramel-brown glaze
Technique
Lead glaze
Dimensions
H. 32.8 x Diam. 23 cm (12 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Conor Mahony, New York
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York
Susan Chen, Hong Kong

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Conor Mahony in honor of Walter C. Sedgwick
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.194
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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