東漢 鉛綠釉明器陶井 及汲水桶|Wellhead with Bucket
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Date unknown · Earthenware with green lead glaze · Asian Art
Most extant Han dynasty pottery consists of tomb furnishings such as this model of a wellhead. Often, these low-fired wares were embellished with a lead glaze with copper added to produce a green color. The silvery iridescence on the surface of this piece is the result of the degradation of the glaze after centuries of burial in a damp environment.
- Artist
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- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Earthenware with green lead glaze
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1994
