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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1957.104
Title
Tomb Furnishing in the Form of a Cash-box or Chest with Stylized Floral Decor
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
funerary sculpture
Date
probably 9th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203621

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Sancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with variegated, lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of C. Adrian Rübel
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
1957.104
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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