Collection / China
Painted pottery tripod ding and cover
彩繪陶鼎
Stock no. KZ-CN-0019
Han dynasty (202 BC–AD 220)
$400
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- Notes
- Likely Western Han (early Han dynasty).
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The ding, a three-legged cauldron with two upright handles, was the most important ritual vessel of ancient China, first cast in bronze. In the Han dynasty, pottery versions painted in red and white pigments were made to be placed in tombs, so that the dead could continue to make offerings in the afterlife. The cover is painted with swirling cloud scrolls.