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A curved pale teal bowl with small spots of purple on the inside.

A pale teal colored bowl that is shown standing on a white background from above looking inside the bowl. It has a small foot and curved walls. There are a few small spots of purple glaze on the inside and the edges are tan from thinned glaze.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.54
Title
Bowl with Angular Walls and Purple Splash
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1279-1368
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province
Period
Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205410

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Splashed Jun ware: coarse gray stoneware with light blue glaze enlivened with purple suffusion from copper filings
Technique
Jun
Dimensions
max.: H. 9.5 × Diam. 20.7 cm (3 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
foot: Diam. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)

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
1942.185.54
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Jun Ware

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