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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.448
Title
Small Jar with Decoration of Scholars and Attendants on a Garden Terrace
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
early 18th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202133

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Chenghua nian zhi" on the base
Dimensions
H. 11.4 x Diam. 9.4 cm (4 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: A spurious mark on the base in underglaze cobalt blue reading "Ch'eng-hua-nien Chih"

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Walter and Ella Siple
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.448
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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