A lidded pottery Hu jar with traces of painting – Western Han Dynasty
Low fired earthenware painted with chalky mineral pigment, which has been flaked of when being handled.
Period: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-9 CE)
Size: Height 24 cm
Condition: Good condition, a few chips to the lid and rim, most of the paint has been flaked off
Provenance: From a Swedish private collection
SKU: 63
References: There is a related jar with similar shape in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, with better preserved painting