Wine container (hu) with mythical creatures

Medium

Earthenware with lead green glaze

Dimensions

H. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); Diam. 11 in. (27.9 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

29.100.161