Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.286: Dish with blossoming plant 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"Dish with blossoming plant decor , 2006.170.286,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/191328. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.286 Title Dish with blossoming plant decor Other Titles Original Language Title: 金 三彩碟 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 12th-early 13th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Jin dynasty, 1115-1234 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/191328 Physical Descriptions Medium Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze Technique Lead glaze Dimensions H. 2.2 x Diam. 14.5 cm (7/8 x 5 11/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Alberts-Langdon, Inc., Boston, 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 Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.170.286 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 Small shallow circular dish with decoration of a blossoming plant incised on the center floor; buff earthenware with variegated green and yellow lead-fluxed glazes over a white-slip ground; dated inscription brush written in ink on the unglazed base after firing. Commentary Compare to: Cizhou sancai dish of nearly identical form and decoration from a private collection published in The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics, The Linyushanren Collection, Part III, auct. cat., Christie’s (New York: 22 March 2018), lot 509. Subjects and Contexts Sedgwick Collection 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
