1995: Pair of Fang vases, polychrome terracotta, Northern China

Western Han period (206 BC - 9 AD), MC 9918. ad

MC 9918. a and b: H. 0,435; Wt: 0,202; Wt: 0,195 MC 9918 c and d: H: 0,439; W: 0,196; P.: 0,194 North China Western Han period (206 BC-9 AD) MC 9918 a and b. Gift of the Society of Friends of the Cernuschi Museum with the participation of an anonymous amateur, Mr. Patrice Vergé and Mrs. Giselle Croës, 1995 MC 9918 c and d. Purchase, 1995 This type of vase is sometimes called " hu square and covered "(gaifanghu) but they are most often referred to by the term fanghu. The dark color of their land indicates a northern origin (provinces of Henan or Shaanxi). The painted decorations evoke both precious metal inlays and the delicate patterns that adorn the lacquered pieces originating in southern China. Note the gripping rings painted in trompe-l'oeil.