A square-shaped ceramic vessel with tall, straight walls. The top lip is flat and the feet are very small. It is colored bright blue with some purple coloring along the wall edges.
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A square-shaped ceramic vessel standing upright on a grey background. It is colored mottled bright blue with some purple coloring along the wall edges. It has tall, straight walls that slightly lean outward at the top . The top lip is flat and has tan lines along the edges from thinned glaze. The feet are very small and are purple from dripped glaze.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.185.22
Title
Rectangular Flowerpot with Four Small Feet
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/205691

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
Technique
Jun
Dimensions
max.: H. 14.8 × W. 20.4 × D. 16.1 cm (5 13/16 × 8 1/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
base: W. 12.7 × D. 10 cm (5 × 3 15/16 in.)
weight: 1908.4 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: incised on base before firing: 十 shi (ten)

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
1942.185.22
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. 115, no. 73

Exhibition History

Subjects and Contexts

  • Jun Ware

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