Artists' ToolsChinese5th-6th century
Circular ink palette with three legs
5th-6th century
Description
Wide, circular, dish-shaped ink palette supported on three cabriole legs; light gray stoneware with pale yellow green glaze over the exterior and underside. Place of manufacture uncertain, perhaps southern China.
Dimensions
H. 5.5 x Diam. 16.6 cm (2 3/16 x 6 9/16 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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