Harvard Art Museums > 1999.334.38.A-B: Circular, Covered Cosmetic Box, the Cover with Blossoming Peony Decor, the Interior with Three Small Circular Containers in the Form of Lotus Leaves, Their Stems Held by a Small Child Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Circular, Covered Cosmetic Box, the Cover with Blossoming Peony Decor, the Interior with Three Small Circular Containers in the Form of Lotus Leaves, Their Stems Held by a Small Child , 1999.334.38.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/180593. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.334.38.A-B Title Circular, Covered Cosmetic Box, the Cover with Blossoming Peony Decor, the Interior with Three Small Circular Containers in the Form of Lotus Leaves, Their Stems Held by a Small Child Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 12th-13th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Fujian Province Period Song dynasty, Southern Song period, 1127-1279 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/180593 Physical Descriptions Medium 'Qingbai' ware: porcelain with pale bluish glaze over incised and carved decoration, the interior with appliqué containers, stylized sculpture, and leaf stems, the appliqué elements touched with iron-brown slip to add areas of localized color in firing. Probably from a kiln in Fujian province. Technique Qingbai Dimensions with cover: H. 5.4 × Diam. 13.1 cm (2 1/8 × 5 3/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Shirley Nye in memory of Warren E. Cox Accession Year 1999 Object Number 1999.334.38.A-B Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
