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A circular dish shown from above. It is green colored with many irregular cracks in the glaze.

A circular dish shown from above on a white background. It is green colored throughout with many irregular cracks in the glaze.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1961.157
Title
Circular Dish with Everted Rim
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
12th-early 13th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province
Period
Jin dynasty, 1115-1234
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203191

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Green Jun ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze
Technique
Jun
Dimensions
max.: H. 4.4 × Diam. 18.2 cm (1 3/4 × 7 3/16 in.)
foot: Diam. 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Rockwell
Accession Year
1961
Object Number
1961.157
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Sara Moy, "Why Are They Blue?: A Technical Analysis of Chinese Green and Blue Glazed Celadons" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2001), Unpublished, pp. 1-48 passim

Subjects and Contexts

  • Jun Ware

Verification Level

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