Covered box with foliated sides | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2006.170.248.A-B
Title: Covered box with foliated sides
Other Titles: Original Language Title: 唐白瓷盒
Classification: Boxes
Work Type: box
Date: 8th-9th century
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/190851

Physical Descriptions

Medium: White stoneware with clear glaze
Technique: White ware
Dimensions: with cover: H. 6.8 x Diam. 15.8 cm (2 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Berwald Oriental Art, London, March 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 Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year: 2006
Object Number: 2006.170.248.A-B
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Large circular box and cover with matching foliated sides; white stoneware with transparent colorless glaze over pressed foliations. From northern China, probably from Hebei or Henan province.

Subjects and Contexts

Sedgwick Collection

Verification Level

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2006.170.248.A-B: Covered box with foliated sides