Wine container (hu)

Medium

Earthenware with lead green glaze

Dimensions

H. 19 1/2 in (49.5 cm); D. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); Diam. of rim: 7 in. (17.8 cm); Diam. of foot: 8 in. (20.3 cm)

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

China · Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.174