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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.170.248.A-B
Title
Covered box with foliated sides
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 唐 白瓷盒
Classification
Boxes
Work Type
box
Date
8th-9th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/190851

Physical Descriptions

Medium
White stoneware with clear glaze
Technique
White ware
Dimensions
with cover: H. 6.8 x Diam. 15.8 cm (2 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Berwald Oriental Art, London, March 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 Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.170.248.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Large circular box and cover with matching foliated sides; white stoneware with transparent colorless glaze over pressed foliations. From northern China, probably from Hebei or Henan province.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Sedgwick Collection

Verification Level

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