Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.257.A-B: Covered jar with lotus-petal decor 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"Covered jar with lotus-petal decor , 2006.170.257.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/182527. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.257.A-B Title Covered jar with lotus-petal decor Other Titles Original Language Title: 北齊至隋 黄釉罐 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 6th – early 7th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Northern Qi (550-577) to Sui (581-618) dynasty Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/182527 Physical Descriptions Medium Earthenware with lead fluxed glaze Technique Lead glaze Dimensions H. 18.6 x Diam. 15.2 cm (7 5/16 x 6 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, April 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), 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 2006.170.257.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. Descriptions Description Covered globular jar with short neck, carved decoration of descending lotus petals with flared tips projecting outward at midpoint of body, short, flat circular foot, and four pierced square lug handles encircling the shoulder; the slightly domed cover with knob in the form of a lotus bud; buff earthenware with pale yellowish-green lead-fluxed glaze over carved and incised decoration; base mostly unglazed, with some glaze overflow. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China. One of a set of four burial vessels (2006.170.255-258). Commentary Compare to: Celadon covered jar of very similar form excavated in 1968 from the Northern Qi (550-577) tomb of Cui Ang (dated to 566) in Pingshan, Hebei province. See Wenwu [Cultural Relics] 11 (1973): 27-33, pl. 5.2. Subjects and Contexts Sedgwick Collection Related Works 2006.170.256 Dished-mouth vessel Vessels 2006.170.255 Tiger-shaped chamber pot (huzi) Vessels 2006.170.258.A-B Covered jar with lotus-petal decor Vessels 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
