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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1940.217.A-B
Title
Small Covered Jar with Decoration of Stylized Lotus Arabesque
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
mid 16th-early 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/204694

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in gold enamels a red enamel ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Chang Chun Yong Bao" within a double circle on the base, the mark and double circle arranged to simulate a Chinese coin.
Dimensions
H. 14.2 x Diam. 10.1 cm (5 9/16 x 4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Samuel C. Davis
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
1940.217.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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