Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.244.A-B: Globular lamp (?) with separate base 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"Globular lamp (?) with separate base , 2006.170.244.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 09, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/142056. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.244.A-B Title Globular lamp (?) with separate base Other Titles Original Language Title: 隋 白瓷燈 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date late 6th early 7th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Sui dynasty, 581-618 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/142056 Physical Descriptions Medium White stoneware with transparent glaze tinged with green Technique White ware Dimensions H. 37.5 x Diam. 24 cm (14 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 2002] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2002-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.170.244.A-B 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 Globular container with cylindrical neck and open bottom, four double-loop handles, and two palmette-ended loop handles and top and bottom; separate base with flared sides and two palmette-ended loop handles, the interior of the base with cylindrical holder, possibly for a candle. with From northern China, probably from Hebei or Henan province. Publication History Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art: Recent Acquisitions, auct. cat., The Chinese Porcelain Company (New York, NY, 2002), no. 14, pp. 40-41 Subjects and Contexts Sedgwick Collection 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
