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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.97
Title
Bowl with Five Large Russet Splashes against a Subtle Hare's-Fur Ground
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
12th-13th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Jin dynasty, 1115-1234
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/54481

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
Dimensions
H. 7.9 x Diam. 20.1 cm (3 1/8 x 7 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Christie's, New York in September 2003 sale (Lot 243)
Formerly in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Breece III, Evanston, Illinois
Formerly in the collection of James Godfrey, Charlottesville, Virginia
Formerly in the collection of Jan Hellner Collection, Stockholm

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Peter W. Scheinman and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.97
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Robert D. Mowry, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese brown- and black-glazed ceramics, 400-1400, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1996), pp. 154-155, no. 47

Verification Level

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