Bottle or Vase with Decoration of Blossoming Plum Branches
13th-14th century
Dimensions
20.2 x 11.8 cm (7 15/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Provenance
[Christie's, New York, 1 June 1990, lot 161] sold; to Peter W. Scheinman (1990-2003), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003. Note: Peter W. Scheinman (b. 1932 - d. 2017)
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