Title: Covered Jar (Hu)
Object type: Jar
Date: 1st century BCE
Culture: China
Period: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Medium: Earthenware with painted decoration
Dimensions: H. 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm); Diam. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm); Diam. of rim: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Diam. of foot: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Tang Gift, 1986
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY