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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1950.83.4
Title
Kiln Waster: Small Tea Bowl with Misfired Tortoiseshell Glaze
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
12th-13th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Song dynasty, 960-1279
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203831

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Jizhou ware: light gray stoneware with misfired dark brown glaze and bluish white markings, the markings probably from an application of ash
Dimensions
H. 6.03 cm (2 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Helen Pratt Dane
Accession Year
1950
Object Number
1950.83.4
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Valentine Talland, "Technical Examination of Southern Chinese Chien Ware and Japanese Copies in the Harvard University Art Museums Collection" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1988), Unpublished, pp. 1-21 passim
  • Sara Moy, "Why Are They Blue?: A Technical Analysis of Chinese Green and Blue Glazed Celadons" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2001), Unpublished, pp. 1-48 passim

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