Harvard Art Museums > 1999.64: Compressed Globular Bottle with Long Neck and Decoration of Abstract Scrolls Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Compressed Globular Bottle with Long Neck and Decoration of Abstract Scrolls , 1999.64,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 04, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/191325. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.64 Title Compressed Globular Bottle with Long Neck and Decoration of Abstract Scrolls Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 13th cent. - early 14th cent. Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Jiangxi province, Ji’an Period Southern Song period (1127-1279) to Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/191325 Physical Descriptions Medium Painted Jizhou ware: very light gray stoneware with clear glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip; with two-character inscription reading 'Yuwang' incised on the base. From the Jizhou kilns near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province. Dimensions H. 16.0 x Diam. 9.1 cm (6 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: inscription on base: Yuwang inscription: base, incised, Chinese: two-character inscription reading "Yü-wang" incised on the base Provenance Recorded Ownership History Unidentified Owner. A portion of a collection sticker, presumably from an old French collection, adheres to the bottle's base. Unidentified Owner. An old Argentine Collection The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, NY, USA, Sold to the HUAM. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art and the William A. Koshland Bequest Fund Accession Year 1999 Object Number 1999.64 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. Publication History James Cuno, ed., Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report, 1998-99, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 2000), p. 20 Exhibition History A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/11/2000 - 11/05/2000 Streams and Mountains without End: Landscape Paintings from China, Korea, and Japan, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/25/2000 - 08/26/2001 Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting ('04), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/2004 - 08/01/2004 A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005 Forging the New: East Asian Painting in the Twentieth Century, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/03/2005 - 10/16/2005 Downtime, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/28/2007 - 04/20/2008 Re-View: S228-230 Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/31/2008 - 06/01/2013 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
