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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1956.96
Title
Ovoid Jar with Short Neck and Everted Rim and with Decoration of Bird and Fruiting Peach Branches
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
16th-17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203282

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with underglaze decoration painted in dark brown slip on a white-slip ground
Dimensions
H. 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Dr. Arnold Knapp
Accession Year
1956
Object Number
1956.96
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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