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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.198.5
Title
Sherd: Triangular Fragment from the Side of a Circular Bowl with Rising Lotus-Petal Decor
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
12th cent. - 13th cent.
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Zhejiang Province
Period
Song dynasty, Southern Song period, 1127-1279
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/190157

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Guan ware: molded dark gray stoneware with lightly crackled, light grayish blue glaze on the interior and with misfired (i.e. bubbled/cratered) light grayish blue glaze on the exterior. From the guan kilns near Hangzhou, Zhejiang province
Technique
Celadon
Dimensions
3.5 x 5.3 cm (1 3/8 x 2 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of R. Hatfield Ellsworth
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.198.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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