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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
Large ceramic storage jar with trumpet-shaped mouth, two small loop handles, and mottled olive-yellow glaze over a rounded body with incised scrolling motifs at the shoulder

Unknown, Jar (Hu) with Birds, late Western Han dynasty or early Eastern Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 100, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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

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