1994.127: Monk's-Cap Ewer ('Sengmao hu')

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1994.127

Title

Monk's-Cap Ewer ('Sengmao hu')

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

Yongle period, 1403-1424

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Culture

Chinese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/211335

Physical Descriptions

Medium

White ware: porcelain with lightly incised "anhua" decoration at the top and bottom of the handle

Dimensions

H. 20.1 x W. 20.1 x Diam. 13.9 cm (7 15/16 x 7 15/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Inge Bilfinger in memory of Fritz W. Bilfinger

Accession Year

1994

Object Number

1994.127

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/11/2000 - 11/05/2000
• Streams and Mountains without End: Landscape Paintings from China, Korea, and Japan, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/25/2000 - 08/26/2001
• Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/06/2002 - 01/05/2003
• Downtime, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/28/2007 - 04/20/2008
• Re-View: S228-230 Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/31/2008 - 06/01/2013

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