Harvard Art Museums > 2015.29: Circular Covered Box with Peony Décor 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"Circular Covered Box with Peony Décor , 2015.29,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Feb 09, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/6786. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2015.29 Title Circular Covered Box with Peony Décor Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 10th - early 11th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Five Dynasties period (907-960) to Northern Song period (960-1127) Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/6786 Physical Descriptions Medium Yue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded, carved, and incised decoration Dimensions including lid: H. 5 x Diam. 12.1 cm (1 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Warren E. Cox, New York (1950s)]. [The Chinese Porecelain Company, New York, (by 1996)], sold; to Ralph C Marcove, New York (1996-2001) inherited; by Christina J. Marcove, New York (2001-2015), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Christina Marcove and Laura Marcove Hoffman in honor of Robert D. Mowry Accession Year 2015 Object Number 2015.29 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 The slightly domed cover of this circular box features a molded, carved, and incised design of a lush peony blossom supported by a slender, gently curving leafy stem. The composition is contained within a double-line circle, which is itself surrounded by a border sporting ten lightly incised decorative scroll motifs. The bottom section of the box is unembellished; the underside of the box reveals a countersunk foot. A grayish green glaze covers the entirety of the box, inside and out, with the exception of the circular rims where the two halves of the box meet and patches within the countersunk foot, where spurs were presumably placed in order to raise the vessel slightly during firing and prevent it from fusing to kiln furniture. Related Works 2015.29.A Cover for "Circular Covered Box with Peony Décor" Vessels 2015.29.B Box for "Circular Covered Box with Peony Décor" Vessels Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
