Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.276.A-B: Tortoise-form ink palette Artists' Tools Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tortoise-form ink palette , 2006.170.276.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/190209. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.276.A-B Title Tortoise-form ink palette Other Titles Original Language Title: 唐 灰硬陶龜形硯 Classification Artists' Tools Work Type inkstone Date 8th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Tang dynasty, 618-907 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/190209 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray stoneware Dimensions H. 9.6 x L. 28.6 x W. 20 cm (3 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, October 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 2006.170.276.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 Ink palette in the form of a striding tortoise with outstretched neck, the removable cover in the form of the tortoise’s shell; light gray stoneware with incised and carved decoration. Commentary Compare to: Gilded silver tortoise-shaped lidded container (probably to store powdered tea) excavated from the rear chamber of the Famen Temple (Famensi) crypt, now in the Famen Temple Museum. See Alan Chong, ed. Secrets of the Fallen Pagoda: The Famen Temple and Tang Court Culture (Singapore: Asian Civilisations Museum, 2014), no. 9, p. 86. 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
