Chamber pot in the form of a rabbit
VesselsChinese1st century BCE-1st century CE

Chamber pot in the form of a rabbit

1st century BCE – 1st century CE

Description

Chamber pot of rounded rectangular form depicting a stylized, open-mouthed rabbit with whiskers and pointed ears, elongated tail curling upward and stretching back to the head to form a handle, and with carved geometric patterning on the body; gray earthenware with incised and impressed decoration.

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Gray earthenware
Culture
Chinese
Period
Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
Century
1st century BCE-1st century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 19.6 x L. 34.2 x D. 16.3 cm (7 11/16 x 13 7/16 x 6 7/16 in.)

Provenance

[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, July 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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