VesselsChinese12th-13th century
Small, Steep-Sided Bowl with Lightly Flaring Lip and Decoration of Fish Swimming in Rolling Waves around a Dragon
12th-early 13th century
Dimensions
H. 4.2 x Diam. 10.3 cm (1 5/8 x 4 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Shirley Nye, New York (by 2004), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.
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