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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.111
Title
Pear-Shaped Bottle (Yuhuchunping) with Decoration of Male and Female Phoenixes Flying Amidst Clouds
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
14th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/8001

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration carved in the thick coating of underglaze white slip
Dimensions
H. 29.8 cm x Diam. 18.2 cm (11 3/4 in. x 7 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Peter W. Scheinman purchased from dealer Roger Keverne, London
Formerly in the collection of Toguri Museum, Tokyo

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
2006
Object Number
2006.111
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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