Harvard Art Museums > 1997.122: Censer in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Li Ding' Tripod Vessel 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"Censer in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Li Ding' Tripod Vessel , 1997.122,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201849. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1997.122 Title Censer in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Li Ding' Tripod Vessel Other Titles Alternate Title: li-ting Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date mid 12th-13th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Zhejiang Province, Longquan Period Song dynasty, Southern Song period, 1127-1279 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201849 Physical Descriptions Medium Longquan celadon ware: fine grained, light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province. Dimensions H. 13.4 x Diam. 18 cm (5 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Ex-coll: Robert M. Ferris, IV, Windsor, VT, 1978-1997 Sotheby's, London, 30 March 1978 Chinese sale, lot 154 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Robert Ferris Accession Year 1997 Object Number 1997.122 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. Publication History Robert Ferris, Brush and Clay: Paintings by Robert Ferris, Chinese Ceramics of the Song Dynasty from the Artist's Collection, exh. cat., J.J. Lally & Co. (New York, NY, 1997), cat. no. 02, pp. 42-43, 48-49 Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report 1997-98 (Cambridge, MA, 1999), p. 17 James Cuno, ed., A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions by the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, Mass., Spring 2000), p. 11 Exhibition History Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996 A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/11/2000 - 11/05/2000 Streams and Mountains without End: Landscape Paintings from China, Korea, and Japan, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/25/2000 - 08/26/2001 Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/06/2002 - 01/05/2003 Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting ('04), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/2004 - 08/01/2004 A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005 Forging the New: East Asian Painting in the Twentieth Century, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/03/2005 - 10/16/2005 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/01/2016 - 06/09/2017; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/09/2017 - 12/07/2017; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/07/2017 - 06/01/2018 Earthly Delights: 6,000 Years of Asian Ceramics, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2022 - 08/14/2022 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
