VesselsChinese9th-10th century

Bowl with stylized floral decor

late 9th-early 10th century

Description

Deep bowl with angled sides tapering inward to a wide footring; stylized floral decoration on the interior floor; light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze applied over white slip. From the Huangpu kiln, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Black-brown glaze

Medium

Stoneware with dark brown glaze

Culture

Chinese

Period

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Century

9th-10th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 7.5 x Diam. 18.4 cm (2 15/16 x 7 1/4 in.)

Provenance

[Zetterquist Gallery, New York, 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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