id: 381858 accession number: 2020.178.1 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.178.1 updated: 2022-04-22 09:01:08.537000 Owl-shaped Jar, 206 BC–AD 9. China, Henan province, Western Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 9). Amber-brown glazed low-fired pottery; overall: 19 x 11.7 x 13.6 cm (7 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.178.1 title: Owl-shaped Jar title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 206 BC–AD 9 creation date earliest: -206 creation date latest: 9 current location: creditline: Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift copyright: --- culture: China, Henan province, Western Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 9) technique: Amber-brown glazed low-fired pottery department: Chinese Art collection: China - Han Dynasty type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 19 x 11.7 x 13.6 cm (7 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Purchased by the parents of Yves Bonan, by descent to Yves Bonan, Venice, Italy date: 1970s-2008 footnotes: citations: (K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley) date: 2008 footnotes: citations: Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: 2008-2020 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2020- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: The jar cover is modeled in the shape of an owl's head. digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.178.1/2020.178.1_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.178.1/2020.178.1_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.178.1/2020.178.1_full.tif