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A circular dish shown from above. It is dark green and has a thin lip.

A circular dish shown from above on a grey background. It is dark green and has a defined, thin lip.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.88
Title
Circular Dish
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
late 11th - first half 12th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province
Period
Northern Song (960-1127) to Jin (1115-1234) period
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/200907

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Green Jun ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze
Technique
Jun
Dimensions
max.: H. 4.8 × Diam. 17.8 cm (1 7/8 × 7 in.)
foot: Diam. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Betty and John Menke
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.88
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Glazed Celadons" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2001), Unpublished, pp. 1-48 passim

Exhibition History

  • Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996

Subjects and Contexts

  • Jun Ware

Verification Level

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