Harvard Art Museums > 1942.185.57: Inverted Bell-Shaped Flowerpot with Flaring Lip Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Inverted Bell-Shaped Flowerpot with Flaring Lip , 1942.185.57,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/205331. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1942.185.57 Title Inverted Bell-Shaped Flowerpot with Flaring Lip Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date probably 15th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province Period Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/205331 Physical Descriptions Medium Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 4 (si) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong jingqi xuan yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Pavilion of Serene Repose) inscription incised on base at a later date Technique Jun Dimensions max.: H. 20 × Diam. 25.3 cm (7 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.) base: Diam. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.) weight: 2098.2 g Inscriptions and Marks inscription: incised on base before firing: 四 si (four) inscription: incised into glazed base at a later date: 重華宮 靜憩軒用 Chonghua gong jingqi xuan yong (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Pavilion of Serene Repose) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Accession Year 1942 Object Number 1942.185.57 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Rose Kerr, Dazzling Official Jun Wares: From Museums and Collections Around the World, ACC Art Books (Hong Kong, 2021), p. 127, no. 81 Exhibition History Adorning the Inner Court: Jun Ware for the Chinese Palace, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/20/2017 - 08/13/2017 Subjects and Contexts Jun Ware Related Works Straus.8961 X-radiograph(s) of "Circular Bell-Shaped Flowerpot with Flaring Lip" Photographs Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
