Hill Censer
Artist
Unidentified artist
Chinese
CultureChinese
DateHan Dynasty (206 BCE-CE 220)
Mediumred earthenware with green lead-based glaze
Dimensionscover: 3 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (9.9 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)
base: 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (11.4 x 17.1 x 17.1 cm)
base: 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (11.4 x 17.1 x 17.1 cm)
Classificationsceramics
Credit LineGift of Smith Freeman and Austin Scarlett
Object number2009.26.12
DescriptionThe plain bowl raised on a simple column rising from a dish-shaped base, the high hill-shaped cover moulded with tree-motifs and cut through with V-shaped apertures, the finial in the form of a nested bird, the red pottery covered with a strong green glaze. (head of bird chipped)On View
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