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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.170.234.A-B
Title
Covered jar with lotus petal decor
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 南北朝至隋 青瓷蓋罐
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
second half 6th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Northern and Southern Dynasties period (420-589) to Sui dynasty (581-618)
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/19277

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Stoneware with celadon glaze
Technique
Celadon
Dimensions
with cover: H. 33.8 x Diam. 31 cm (13 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Sotheby's, New York, 31 March and 1 April 2005, lot. 11] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2005-2006), 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
2006.170.234.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Covered globular jar with short neck, flat base, six squared lug handles encircling the juncture between the neck and shoulders, and with elaborate cover resembling a crown; the body of the jar with decoration of descending lotus petals, the carved tips of the petals flaring and projecting outward at the vessel’s mid-section; stamped decoration of palmettes and circles in two friezes around the shoulders; light gray stoneware with light green celadon glaze over incised, carved, and stamped decoration; lower portion of body and base unglazed. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China.
Commentary
Compare to:
Covered jar of closely related form with similarly ornate lid excavated from an Eastern Wei period (534-550) tomb dated to 550 in Cixian, Hebei province. See Wenwu [Cultural Relics] 4 (1984): 1-9, pl. 5.3.

Publication History

  • Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, auct. cat., Sotheby's, New York (New York, March 31-April 1, 2005), lot 11

Subjects and Contexts

  • Sedgwick Collection

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