Ewer of brownish lacquer over wood, representing a crouching animal

Object Details

• Description

  Decorations carved in relief. Handle detached, occasional cracks through wood and lacquer.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Art and Industry: China’s Houma Foundry (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

  Chinese Art of the Warring States Period: Change and Community, 480-222 B.C. (September 30, 1982 to February 17, 1983)

  Chinese and Japanese Art--Lacquer and Paintings (August 18, 1967 to October 14, 1969)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  BCE 0s

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Animals, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE), Chinese Art, Lacquer, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)