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Pottery hu painted with cloud and 'dissolved'
Pottery hu painted with cloud and 'dissolved'
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Pottery hu painted with cloud and 'dissolved' dragon designWestern Han dynasty (late 2nd century BC)
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Pottery hu painted with cloud and 'dissolved'
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BATEA : 11
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jar
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ceramic; earthenware; Han; dragon; hu; jar; taotie; animal; China; painted
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A grey pottery circular hu-shaped jar painted over a black slip with a lacquer type design of clouds and dissolved dragons in white, green, orange and red pigments, red being the predominant colour. The two monster masks holding the ring handles are in solid, deep red clay relief; the horizontal bands and ring handles however are just painted.
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ceramic
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fair
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grey
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white, green, orange and red pigments
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Description length
25.4cm
Description height
35.6cm
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25.4 cm
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Case 2-27
Production date
2nd century BC
Production period
Western Han
Production place
China
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