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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.235
Title
Potter's Wheel Component: Cylindrical Axle-Receiving Cup with Glazed, Conical Opening
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
clayworking tool
Date
12th-13th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Zhejiang Province, Longquan
Period
Song dynasty, Southern Song period, 1127-1279
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185762

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Light gray stoneware, the conical opening with celadon glaze, the exterior with orange-rust-hued skin. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
Dimensions
H. 5.2 x Diam. 7.5 cm (2 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Anonymous Donor, New York, NY, gift to the Sackler Museum.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift in honor of Robert D. Mowry
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.235
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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