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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.57
Title
Inverted Bell-Shaped Flowerpot with Flaring Lip
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
probably 15th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province
Period
Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205331

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 4 (si) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong jingqi xuan yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Pavilion of Serene Repose) inscription incised on base at a later date
Technique
Jun
Dimensions
max.: H. 20 × Diam. 25.3 cm (7 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
base: Diam. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
weight: 2098.2 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: incised on base before firing: 四 si (four)
  • inscription: incised into glazed base at a later date: 重華宮 靜憩軒用 Chonghua gong jingqi xuan yong (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Pavilion of Serene Repose)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.185.57
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Rose Kerr, Dazzling Official Jun Wares: From Museums and Collections Around the World, ACC Art Books (Hong Kong, 2021), p. 127, no. 81

Exhibition History

Subjects and Contexts

  • Jun Ware

Related Works

Verification Level

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