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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1940.228.A-B
Title
Ewer in the Form of a Dancing Lady Holding a Fruiting Peach Branch, the Stopper in the Form of a Bun of Hair
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
probably mid 16th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/204724

Physical Descriptions

Medium
"Wucai" (five-color) ware, of so-called "kinrande" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome and gold enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Fu Gui Jia Qi" on the base
Dimensions
31.4 x 15.8 x 8.8 cm (12 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 3 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Samuel C. Davis
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
1940.228.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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