Harvard Art Museums > 1942.137: Kiln Furniture: Firing Cushion (Dianbing) for a Jian-Ware Tea Bowl Tools and Equipment Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Kiln Furniture: Firing Cushion (Dianbing) for a Jian-Ware Tea Bowl , 1942.137,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/205337. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1942.137 Title Kiln Furniture: Firing Cushion (Dianbing) for a Jian-Ware Tea Bowl Other Titles Alternate Title: tien-ping Classification Tools and Equipment Work Type tool/equipment Date 12th cent. - 13th cent. Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Fujian Province, Jianyang Period Song dynasty, 960-1279 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/205337 Physical Descriptions Medium Coarse reddish buff firing clay. Recovered from the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province Dimensions H. 5.1 x W. 5 x D. 2 cm (2 x 1 15/16 x 13/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of James M. Plumer, Class of 1921 Accession Year 1942 Object Number 1942.137 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 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Museums Collection" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1988), Unpublished, pp. 1-21 passim Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or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
