Harvard Art Museums > 2006.170.126: Ovoid jar 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"Ovoid jar , 2006.170.126,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/317255. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.170.126 Title Ovoid jar Other Titles Original Language Title: 西周 印紋陶罐 Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date probably 9th-7th century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/317255 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray earthenware Dimensions H. 52 x Diam. 54.2 cm (20 1/2 x 21 5/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Sotheby's, New York, 22 and 23 March 1999, lot. 335] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), 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 Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.170.126 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 Large ovoid jar with abstract, bronze-style decor; medium gray earthenware with impressed decor. Commentary Compare to: Western Zhou jar with similar stamped designs in the Quzhou Museum collection, Zhejiang province. See Zhongguo taoci quanji [The Complete Works of Chinese Ceramics], vol. 2: Xia, Shang, Zhou, Chunqiu, Zhanguo [Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn, and Warring States periods] (Shanghai: Shanghai renmin meishu chubanshe, 2000), no. 102, pp. 114 and 256. Publication History Fine Chinese Works of Art and Snuff Botles, auct. cat., Sotheby's, New York (New York, March 22-23, 1999), lot 335 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
