Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.234.A-B: Covered jar with lotus petal decor 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"Covered jar with lotus petal decor , 2006.170.234.A-B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 08, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/19277. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.234.A-B Title Covered jar with lotus petal decor Other Titles Original Language Title: 南北朝至隋 青瓷蓋罐 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date second half 6th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Northern and Southern Dynasties period (420-589) to Sui dynasty (581-618) Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/19277 Physical Descriptions Medium Stoneware with celadon glaze Technique Celadon Dimensions with cover: H. 33.8 x Diam. 31 cm (13 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Sotheby's, New York, 31 March and 1 April 2005, lot. 11] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2005-2006), 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 2006.170.234.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 Covered globular jar with short neck, flat base, six squared lug handles encircling the juncture between the neck and shoulders, and with elaborate cover resembling a crown; the body of the jar with decoration of descending lotus petals, the carved tips of the petals flaring and projecting outward at the vessel’s mid-section; stamped decoration of palmettes and circles in two friezes around the shoulders; light gray stoneware with light green celadon glaze over incised, carved, and stamped decoration; lower portion of body and base unglazed. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China. Commentary Compare to: Covered jar of closely related form with similarly ornate lid excavated from an Eastern Wei period (534-550) tomb dated to 550 in Cixian, Hebei province. See Wenwu [Cultural Relics] 4 (1984): 1-9, pl. 5.3. Publication History Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, auct. cat., Sotheby's, New York (New York, March 31-April 1, 2005), lot 11 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
