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Pottery hu painted with cloud designWestern Han
Pottery hu painted with cloud designWestern Han
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10
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Pottery hu painted with cloud designWestern Han dynasty (2nd century BC)
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Pottery hu painted with cloud designWestern Han
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BATEA : 10
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vase
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ceramic; pottery; Han; hu; vase; taotie; China; painted; burial;
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A painted Han pottery vase and cover imitating the shape of a bronze hu vase. The vase has a dark grey globular body, high ring foot and dome-shaped lid. Two monster masks (taotie) with rings and concave bands in pottery relief are applied on the shoulder. The neck and body are decorated with cloud patterns painted in red, white and indigo blue.
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pottery
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Loss of paint. Scratches on the body and the rim of the cover
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grey
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red, white and indigo blue pigments
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43cm
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33cm
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Brunei Gallery, SOAS
Production date
2nd century BC
Production period
Western Han
Production place
China
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