Harvard Art Museums > 2009.101: Small Pear-Shaped Vase with Ribbed Walls and Mock-Ring Handles 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"Small Pear-Shaped Vase with Ribbed Walls and Mock-Ring Handles , 2009.101,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/333621. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.101 Title Small Pear-Shaped Vase with Ribbed Walls and Mock-Ring Handles Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 13th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Zhejiang Province, Longquan Period Southern Song period (1127-1279) to Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/333621 Physical Descriptions Medium Longquan celadon ware; molded light gray stoneware with applique handles and celadon glaze. From the kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province. Dimensions H. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) acquired object in the Philippines while serving as U.S. Ambassador in 1968-1969. Collection of G. Mennem Williams, Gross Pointe Farms, MI (1968/69-1988) Collection of Mrs. G. Mennem Williams (1988-2000) J.J. Lally & Co., New York (2000-2009) Mrs. Arthur K. Solomon, Cambridge MA (2009), purchased from J.J. Lally & Co. (2009) Gift to Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard Art Museum (2009) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mariot Fraser Solomon Accession Year 2009 Object Number 2009.101 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. Descriptions Description Molded with six bracket-lobes rising from the high ring foot to the wide mouth with flared rim also molded with six bracket-lobes around the lip, the straight neck applied with a pair of mock ring handles, covered with a lustrous pale green glaze continuing over the concave rounded base, the flat knife-pared foot rim left unglazed and the exposed stoneware burnt reddish brown at the margins. Exhibition History Recent Acquisitions, Part II: Building the Collection, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/19/2012 - 09/29/2012 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
