Pedestal dish
late 6th-early 7th century
Description
Shallow circular dish supported by a tall, wide cylindrical pedestal that flares at the base into a sharply defined foot with vertical edge; underside of dish slightly rounded and rises gently up to a rim with beveled edge; lightly stamped and combed geometric decor on floor of dish; light gray stoneware with bluish-green celadon glaze streaked with blue in concentrated areas; glaze covers entire dish and pedestal down to the foot; underside of pedestal unglazed. Place of manufacture uncertain, probably northern China.
Dimensions
H. 13 x Diam. 31.5 cm (5 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
Related Artworks
View MoreTerracotta
Cast bronze; with dedicatory inscription cast on vessel floor
11th-10th century BCEChineseCloudy, pale greenish white nephrite
17th-18th centuryChineseNumbered-Jun-type ware: light gray stonware with variegated lavender-blue glaze, the glaze shading to olive brown where thin
15th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryAmericanGray stoneware with incised, combed, and openwork decoration. Reportedly recovered in Naenam-myŏn, Kyŏngju-gun, south of Kyŏngju City, North Kyŏngsang province.
5th-6th centuryKoreanEarthenware with incised and applique decoration
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseGlass
19th centuryGermanHard-paste decorated with polychrome enamels
18th-19th centuryGermanGlazed ceramic ware: light gray stoneware with mottled brown glaze over incised decoration. Made in Namwŏn-gun, North Chŏlla province.
19th centuryKoreanPale yellow glass
1st-3rd century CERomanPorphyry with gold ormoulu mounts
18th centuryFrench