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Handled Cup (Erbei)Western Han dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 25

Not on view
Lacquerware box viewed from above, with domed brick-red oval surface, black rim and side lobes, and a recessed black central panel inscribed with three vertical Chinese characters in red

Unknown, Handled Cup (Erbei), Western Han dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 25, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Howard K. Lee in memory of his friend Jack Nessley, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Handled Cup (Erbei)
Place Made
China
Date Made
Western Han dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 25
Medium
Black and red lacquer on wood core with brush-written inscription
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 5 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (4.45 x 14.29 x 9.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard K. Lee in memory of his friend Jack Nessley
Accession Number
AC1992.258.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Liu, Cary Y. Recarving China's past: Art, Archaeology, and Architecture of the "Wu Family Shrines." Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 2005.