Artists' ToolsChinese5th-6th century

Ink palette or circular stand

5th-6th century

Description

Wide, circular, dish-shaped ink palette or stand supported on three hoofed cabriole legs.

Classification

Artists' Tools

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Chinese

Period

Northern and Southern Dynasties period (420-589) to Sui dynasty (581-618)

Century

5th-6th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3.8 x W. (across legs) 12.3 x Diam. 10.2 cm (1 1/2 x 4 13/16 x 4 in.)

Provenance

[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, January 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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