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Intended for use as burial goods, this charming pair of ducks also illustrates the early use of lacquer as a pigment.
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Title: Pair of Ducks
Period: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Date: ca. 2nd century BCE
Culture: China
Medium: Earthenware painted with colored lacquer
Dimensions:
a: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); L. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
b: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); L. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Storage Box (for both objects): 4 3/8 x 17 x 7 in. (11.1 x 43.2 x 17.8 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Accession Number: 2015.500.7.8a, b
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