Small spherical jar | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2006.170.280
Title: Small spherical jar
Other Titles: Original Language Title: 唐紅陶小罐
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 618-907
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/164893

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Red earthenware with stamped decoration
Dimensions: H. 8.8 x Diam. 12 cm (3 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year: 2006
Object Number: 2006.170.280
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Small jar with wide mouth, spherical body, small flat foot, and two small loop handles just below rim; high-fired red earthenware with stamped floral decoration with gold flecks on the surface.

Subjects and Contexts

Sedgwick Collection

Verification Level

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2006.170.280: Small spherical jar