1940.170: Stembowl with Decoration of Blossoming Chrysanthemum on the Interior and Stylized Lotus Arabesque on the Exterior

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1940.170

Title

Stembowl with Decoration of Blossoming Chrysanthemum on the Interior and Stylized Lotus Arabesque on the Exterior

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/205496

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue on the interior and gold enamel painted on a red enamel ground on the exterior, the exterior decoration added at a later date

Dimensions

H. 11.1 x Diam. 14.9 cm (4 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Samuel C. Davis

Accession Year

1940

Object Number

1940.170

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Henry Trubner, Chinese Ceramics, from the prehistoric period through Ch'ien Lung: a loan exhibition from collections in America and Japan, exh. cat., Los Angeles County Museum (Los Angeles, CA, 1952), p. 107, no. 316 (not illustrated)

Exhibition History

• Chinese Ceramics from the Prehistoric Period through Ch'ien Lung, Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science and Art, 03/14/1952 - 04/27/1952

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