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Large covered jar (hu)
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Large covered jar with slightly flared mouth, waisted cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, and globular body raised on a short, circular pedestal foot; three evenly spaced horizontal bands raised in relief encircle the body; two molded pushou-masks intended to support ring handles (now lost) positioned just below shoulders; light gray earthenware with molded applique decoration and burnished surfaces; the interior of the neck and cover with cold-painted red pigment.
Department of Asian Art
[Berwald Oriental Art London 1998] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation Woodside CA (1998-2006) partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums 2006.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Title: Large covered jar (hu)
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Large covered jar with slightly flared mouth, waisted cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, and globular body raised on a short, circular pedestal foot; three evenly spaced horizontal bands raised in relief encircle the body; two molded pushou-masks intended to support ring handles (now lost) positioned just below shoulders; light gray earthenware with molded applique decoration and burnished surfaces; the interior of the neck and cover with cold-painted red pigment.
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