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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1991.267.A-B
Title
Covered Circular Box with Decoration of Four Butterflies Surrounding a Stylized Flower on a Beaded Ground
Classification
Boxes
Work Type
box
Date
9th-early 10th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201785

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Monochrome lead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze on the exterior and lead-fluxed clear glaze mottled with green on the interior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
Dimensions
including cover: H. 6.2 x Diam. 11.1 cm (2 7/16 x 4 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ralph C. Marcove, M.D., New York purchased from Bluett and Sons, London.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ralph C. Marcove, M.D.
Accession Year
1991
Object Number
1991.267.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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