A square-shaped ceramic vessel with tall, straight walls. The top lip is flat and the feet are very small. It is colored magenta on the outside and faded blue on the inside.
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A square-shaped ceramic vessel standing upright on a grey background. It is colored magenta on the outside and a bright blue on the inside. The brown stoneware underneath shows through the blue glaze. It has tall, straight walls that slightly lean outward at the top . The top lip is flat and has tan lines along the edges from thinned glaze. The feet are very small.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.25
Title
Rectangular Flowerpot with Four Small Feet
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/205711

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
Technique
Jun
Dimensions
max.: H. 15.1 × W. 20.4 × D. 16.3 cm (5 15/16 × 8 1/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
base: W. 12.6 × D. 9.7 cm (4 15/16 × 3 13/16 in.)
weight: 2016.4 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: incised on base before firing: 十 shi (ten)

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
1942.185.25
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Japan Society, Chinese, Corean and Japanese Potteries, exh. cat., Japan Society (New York, NY, 1914), pp. 82-83, no. 293
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Catalogue of the Inaugural Exhibition, exh. cat., Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, OH, 1916), p. 188, no. 96-97
  • Rose Kerr, Dazzling Official Jun Wares: From Museums and Collections Around the World, ACC Art Books (Hong Kong, 2021), pp. 120-121, no. 76

Subjects and Contexts

  • Jun Ware

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Verification Level

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