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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.334.39
Title
Small Paperweight or Brushrest in the Form of a Reclining Boy Resting His Head and Arms on a Pillow
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
paperweight
Date
12th-early 13th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Shaanxi province, Tongchuan
Period
Jin dynasty, 1115-1234
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180733

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Yaozhou ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised details. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
Technique
Celadon
Dimensions
2.5 x 6.2 x 3.9 cm (1 x 2 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM
Shirley Nye purchased from Blitz Oriental Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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
1999.334.39
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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