Lobed covered box
9th-10th century
Description
Silver-form, lobed box and cover with indented sides, the box supported on a splayed foot, the domed cover with stylized floral decor raised in thread-relief and lightly embellished with splashes of green; white earthenware with lead-fluxed copper-green splashed glaze over molded decoration; with Chinese ideograph of the surname Zhao (趙) raised in thread-relief on the base. Copper-splashed sancai ware. From northern China, Henan, Hebei, or Shaanxi province.
Dimensions
H. 6.5 x Diam. 6.8 cm (2 9/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Provenance
[J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 2002] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2002-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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