1997.122: Censer in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Li Ding' Tripod Vessel

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

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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

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