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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.170.278
Title
Jar with decoration of birds
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 唐 彩繪陶罐
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
8th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/190159

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Earthenware with cold-painted decoration
Dimensions
H. 29.9 x Diam. 25 cm (11 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, November 1999] 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 Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.170.278
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Ovoid jar with short neck, broad shoulders, and sides tapering inward to a small, flat circular base; with painted decoration of birds with outstretched wings; red earthenware with cold-painted black, white, and red pigments.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Sedgwick Collection

Verification Level

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