Vessel of type ting, with lid

Pottery vessel of type ting,with a groove round the body, two angular handles, three splayed legs. The lid has three concentric grooves and three equally spaced lugs.
Paste: very soft greyish pottery.
Glaze: none.
Decoration: The inner facings of the handles bear faintly discernible moulded decoration of meandering band of the Li-yu type. The tops of the legs bear moulded monster masks.

Historical period(s)
Eastern Zhou dynasty, 770-221 BCE
Medium
Unglazed earthenware
Dimensions
H x W: 19.8 x 19 cm (7 13/16 x 7 1/2 in)
Geography
China, Hebei province
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1923.17a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vessel (ting)

Keywords
Carl Whiting Bishop collection, China, earthenware, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE), unglazed
Provenance

From 1923
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop at I-Chou, Hopei province, China in November 1923 [1]

Note:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

Description

Pottery vessel of type ting,with a groove round the body, two angular handles, three splayed legs. The lid has three concentric grooves and three equally spaced lugs.
Paste: very soft greyish pottery.
Glaze: none.
Decoration: The inner facings of the handles bear faintly discernible moulded decoration of meandering band of the Li-yu type. The tops of the legs bear moulded monster masks.

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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