Detail View: The AMICA Library: Jar (Hu) with Birds

AMICA ID: 
LACM.M.52.2.1
AMICA Library Year: 
1998
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Name-CRT: 
China, probably Zhejiang Province
Title: 
Jar (Hu) with Birds
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
Late Western Han dynasty or early Eastern Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 100
Creation Start Date: 
-100
Creation End Date: 
100
Materials and Techniques: 
Proto-Yue ware, wheel-thrown stoneware with applied and incised decoration and green glaze
Classification Term: 
Ceramic, stoneware, Proto-yue ware
Creation Place: 
probably Zhejiang Province
Dimensions: 
Height: 16 1/2 in. (42.55 cm); Diameter: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
AMICA Contributor: 
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Los Angeles, California, USA
ID Number: 
M.52.2.1
Credit Line: 
Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection
Copyright: 
Contact the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Rights and Reproductions Office.
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
LACM.M52_2_1.tif