2006.170.278: Jar with decoration of birds
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2006.170.278
- Title
- Jar with decoration of birds
- Other Titles
- Original Language Title: 唐 彩繪陶罐
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 8th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Tang dynasty, 618-907
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/190159
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Earthenware with cold-painted decoration
- Dimensions
- H. 29.9 x Diam. 25 cm (11 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, November 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), 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
- 2006.170.278
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Ovoid jar with short neck, broad shoulders, and sides tapering inward to a small, flat circular base; with painted decoration of birds with outstretched wings; red earthenware with cold-painted black, white, and red pigments.
Subjects and Contexts
- Sedgwick Collection
Verification Level
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