2006.170.248.A-B: Covered box with foliated sides
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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
- Permissions
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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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