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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.225
Title
Globular, Wide-Mouthed Jar with Two Loop Handles and Pale Lavender Splash
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
13th-14th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province
Period
Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/6758

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Jun ware: light gray stoneware with milky blue glaze suffused with one lavender splash (from applied copper filings)
Technique
Jun
Dimensions
max.: H. 12.5 × Diam. 15.2 cm (4 15/16 × 6 in.)
mouth: Diam. 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.)
foot: Diam. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Peter W. Scheinman, New York, by 1998, sold through [Christie’s, New York, 25 March 1998, lot 162]; to Ralph C. Marcove, New York (1998-2001), transfer; to Trust u/w/o Ralph C. Marcove FBO C Marcove, New York (2001-2016), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016.
Footnote:
Ralph C. Marcove, MD (1929-2001)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anthony M. Solomon Fund for the Acquisition of Asian Art
Accession Year
2016
Object Number
2016.225
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Jun Ware

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