Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.263.A-B: Circular covered box Boxes 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 , 2006.170.263.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/187004. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.263.A-B Title Circular covered box Other Titles Original Language Title: 唐 三彩盒 Classification Boxes Work Type box Date 8th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Tang dynasty, 618-907 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/187004 Location Location Level 1, Room 1600, Early Chinese Art, Arts of Ancient China from the Bronze Age to the Golden Age View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze Technique Lead glaze Dimensions with cover: H. 3.4 x Diam. 9.3 cm (1 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Christie's, New York, 16 September 1999, sale number Kang-9210, lot. 290] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), 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 Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.170.263.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 Circular box with straight sides, slightly domed cover, and decoration of green dots against a caramel-brown ground; white earthenware with copper-green and iron-brown lead-fluxed glazes on the exterior; underside of lid and base unglazed. Sancai ware. From northern China, Henan, Hebei, or Shaanxi province. Publication History Fine Chinese Furniture, Ceramics, and Works of Art, auct. cat., Christie's, New York (New York, September 16, 1999), lot 290 Exhibition History 32Q: 1600 Early China II, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050 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
