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Jar (Hu) with Birdslate Western Han dynasty or early Eastern Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 100

On view:

Geffen Galleries, Earth and Water

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Jar (Hu) with Birds
Place Made: China, probably Zhejiang Province
Date Made: late Western Han dynasty or early Eastern Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 100
Medium: Proto-Yue ware, wheel-thrown stoneware with applied and incised decoration and green glaze
Dimensions: Height: 16 1/2 in. (42.55 cm); Diameter: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection
Accession Number: M.52.2.1
Classification: Furnishings
Collecting Area: Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography: Trubner, Henry. Chinese Ceramics: From the Prehistoric Period through Ch'ien Lung. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1952.
Hopkins, Henry T., ed. Illustrated Handbook of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. West Germany: Bruder Hartmann, 1965.
Selected Exhibition History: Chinese Ceramics from The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - Saturday, July 22, 2017
Chinese Ceramics from The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - Saturday, July 22, 2017