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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1940.272
Title
Small Vessel in the Form of a Shoe
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
probably 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205897

Location

Location
Level 1, Room 1510, Modern and Contemporary Art, Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet at the Harvard Art Museums
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels
Dimensions
4.8 x 12 x 5 cm (1 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Samuel C. Davis
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
1940.272
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Overglaze enamels probably added at a later date

Exhibition History

Verification Level

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