Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.222: Vase with dished mouth and descending 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"Vase with dished mouth and descending lotus petal decor , 2006.170.222,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/193291. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.222 Title Vase with dished mouth and descending lotus petal decor Other Titles Original Language Title: 南朝至隋 青瓷盤口壺 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 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/193291 Physical Descriptions Medium Stoneware with celadon glaze Technique Celadon Dimensions H. 31.7 x Diam. 19.6 cm (12 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [James Freeman, Kyoto, January 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1998-2006), 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 Louise Haskell Daly Fund Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.170.222 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 Vessel with dish-shaped mouth, slender neck, ovoid body, and splayed pedestal; six squared lugs (two of smaller size) encircle the shoulder, just below the neck; incised decoration on the body of lotus petals pointing down toward the foot; light gray stoneware with olive-green celadon glaze over incised decoration; perimeter of base unglazed. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably southern China. Commentary Compare to: Celadon vase of different form but with dished mouth, squared lug handles, and incised decor of descending lotus petals on body purportedly made during the Southern Dynasties period (420-589) at the Xiangyin kilns in Hunan province, was unearthed in 1997 from the Chenzhou Machine Factory, Hunan province, now in the Chenzhou Museum. See Zhongguo chutu ciqi quanji [Complete Collection of Chinese Ceramics Unearthed in China], vol. 13: Hubei Hunan (Beijing: Kexue chubanshe, 2008), no. 140. 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
